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Why saying you are just a mom feels like shrinking yourself

I used to paint and write and now I tell people I am just a mom and I hate how small that makes me sound.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The reduction of a complex person to a single role, however important, can feel like a betrayal of the fuller self that still exists beneath.

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“Where Are You with Parenting and identity — who are you beyond parent??”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.