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Three gentle reminders for the mum who feels like she’s “just surviving”

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Three gentle reminders for the mum who feels like she’s “just surviving”

When I became a mom abroad, I knew it would be difficult, but I was perhaps a bit naive as …

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Rediscovering Yourself in Motherhood: Small Habits to Try

Motherhood is beautiful – but it’s also a season where it’s so easy to lose yourself. The long nights, endless …

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Chaos, Coffee & Tiny Humans: Life Lately

Hi friends – it’s been a minute, hasn’t it? I realised the other day that I haven’t posted on here …

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Why I Breastfed for 2.5 Years – And Why I Finally Stopped

I recently stopped breastfeeding – FINALLY. I can shout it from the rooftops. My toddler is 2.5 years old, and …

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The Mental Load of Motherhood (and What Actually Helps)

Motherhood is beautiful, but let’s be honest – it’s also exhausting. I’m not just talking about physically exhausting, but mentally, …

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I get the feeling this is a hard no here 😅 Whe I get the feeling this is a hard no here 😅

Where I’m from, it was normal to just show up. A quick knock on the door, “we were nearby,” five minutes that turned into sitting in someone’s kitchen for an hour. It wasn’t planned, it wasn’t formal, it just happened.

Over here that would be an incredibly unhinged thing to do 😂

You check first. You message. You find a time that works. Even with people you really like, there’s this unspoken understanding that you don’t just assume access to someone’s time or space.

Which, to be fair, is very polite. Very respectful. Very emotionally stable.

But it does mean you can’t just wander into someone’s afternoon anymore - you have to schedule your way into it.

And I think I underestimated how much I truly loved those low-effort, slightly chaotic interactions to feel connected.

Now I’m like…do I want to see someone, or do I want to organise seeing someone? Two very different things. 😅

Hi, I’m Lauren, an American mum of two living in the UK, noticing the small differences that somehow feel like big ones 🤍
A hard no, then? 😅 Where I’m from, it was no A hard no, then? 😅

Where I’m from, it was normal to just show up. A quick knock on the door, “we were nearby,” five minutes that turned into sitting in someone’s kitchen for an hour. It wasn’t planned, it wasn’t formal, it just happened.

Over here that would be an incredibly unhinged thing to do 😂

You check first. You message. You find a time that works. Even with people you really like, there’s this unspoken understanding that you don’t just assume access to someone’s time or space.

Which, to be fair, is very polite. Very respectful. Very emotionally stable.

But it does mean you can’t just wander into someone’s afternoon anymore - you have to schedule your way into it.

And I think I underestimated how much I truly loved those low-effort, slightly chaotic interactions to feel connected.

Now I’m like…do I want to see someone, or do I want to organise seeing someone? Two very different things. 😅

Hi, I’m Lauren, an American mum of two living in the UK, noticing the small differences that somehow feel like big ones 🤍
Most people simply do not do this here 

Where I’m from, it was normal to just show up. A quick knock on the door, “we were nearby,” five minutes that turned into sitting in someone’s kitchen for an hour. It wasn’t planned, it wasn’t formal, it just happened.

Over here that would be an incredibly unhinged thing to do 😂

You check first. You message. You find a time that works. Even with people you really like, there’s this unspoken understanding that you don’t just assume access to someone’s time or space.

Which, to be fair, is very polite. Very respectful. Very emotionally stable.

But it does mean you can’t just wander into someone’s afternoon anymore - you have to schedule your way into it.

And I think I underestimated how much I truly loved those low-effort, slightly chaotic interactions to feel connected.

Now I’m like…do I want to see someone, or do I want to organise seeing someone? Two very different things. 😅

Hi, I’m Lauren, an American mum of two living in the UK, noticing the small differences that somehow feel like big ones 🤍

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