03/19/2025
Not sure everyone over here know this, but I’m pregnant. As I get further along in this pregnancy, the more I think about how I will be as a parent and who my child will grow up to be.
I’m having a daughter. Which is a fact that both excites and terrifies me. On one hand, I am very excited to raise a little girl who is a fighter like me. I’m excited to raise her always knowing of her worth and her power. I’m excited to see who she becomes. But also as someone who was victimized from a young age, I’m terrified of what could happen to her in this world. I’m very well aware of the fact that I could teach her everything to watch out for, to come to me no matter how big or small the problem or concern is, I can be hyper-vigilant, and i can still fail. She could still be hurt and traumatized. Also hyper-vigilance is a doublee edged sword. I don’t want to stop her from enjoying her childhood or living life because I’m scared. And I don’t want her to be scared because of me either.
All of these thoughts and feelings are valid and because of that, I’m being proactive. I am in therapy to discuss these things, to show up as healed as I can so I can give her the best childhood and life I can. I also know that her having me as her mother is a blessing because god forbid the worst happens, I know how to respond and I know how to act to protect her before and after anything were to happen. I also have the best partner I could imagine for raising a strong, brave, and loving daughter who will come to either of us if anything is wrong.
All of this is to say, I can’t wait to meet my little girl and I hope that I can keep breaking these generational curses and be the mom not only that I needed, but the mom I know my daughter needs. Whatever that may fully look like.
I read somewhere that strong, powerful women are given daughters so we can help raise the next generation. So that the world can become better. And that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’m so excited to meet her 💕