Motherhood Experience

I was asked to leave my baby in the hospital!

During the delivery of my second child, my first came along because it was the holiday period. After spending a few days in the hospital, we packed our luggage and prepared to go home.

Then he said something that caught me off guard.
“Mummy, leave the baby.”
I paused and asked him to repeat himself.

“Mummy, leave the baby in the hospital and let us go home.”

I burst into laughter.

At that moment, he wasn’t being wicked but simply reacting to change. A new presence is now in existence that will break the undivided attention he always gets.
We eventually got home. But with time, everything changed.

He got used to the baby to the extent that you don't take the child out of his sight as a stranger.

This experience mirrors writing more than anyone can admit.

When you start building your brand, exploring a new niche, or using your voice more boldly, it feels uncomfortable at first. The desire to abandon it surfaces and you want to go back to what feels safe and familiar.

You tell yourself that you are doing way too much as everything becomes too demanding and familiar.
But if you become consistent in it and give yourself time to adjust to the new you, something shifts.

Once the shift occurs, the burden becomes what you will strive to protect. Your confidence grows while your voice becomes visible.

If you are struggling with this, just know that growth in writing is not instant acceptance. It is resistance, patience, and eventual attachment.

Just like that baby we were n
ever meant to leave behind.