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#somethingforsept day 3 (I missed out yesterday!) While I am working on getting through The Stand at night, I read on my kindle during the day. Just started Five Days at Memorial! I know day 3 was books and food, but as a mom of a baby who will be one TOMORROW, I don't have many chances to eat and take pictures of it. I survive off of coffee in my banned books mug! ❤️

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MrBook I have that mug 😁👍🏻👏🏻 8y

Josie @MrBook I love it!! Coffee tastes so much better in it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 8y

TheLondonBookworm Awesome mug!! 8y

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Kat.Kao I'm always so happy to hear about women with babies/toddlers who still read! This is a serious fear of mine about having kids, and everyone is so quick to tell me I will never read/have time alone again, which as an introvert is terrifying. 8y

Josie @Kat.Kao I know exactly what you mean because when I was pregnant EVERYONE told me "enjoy reading while you can, you won't be able to once that baby comes." It was so frustrating to hear that. For about the first few months after my daughter was born, I didn't read much because I was so tired! But once Lilah got on a schedule, I was back to reading all the time! And I value the reading time I have a lot more than I used to :) 8y

Josie @TheLondonBookworm thank you!! It's fun :) 8y

[DELETED] 1409720085 @Josie Yay! Happy 1st year! I am sick to death of negative comments from people about having a baby. All I heard before my baby was born was how hard it would be and how much I would miss my old life but she is the BEST thing. @Kat.Kao as for having no time for reading I found I had more time for reading after my daughter was born! I bought a kindle and read while I was feeding and cuddling. 8y

Josie @emilydecato I agree!! My daughter has molded me into a better person and I couldn't imagine life without her. I love reading, but I wouldn't trade all the reading time in the world for life without my baby girl. And see! Every mama will find some time to do what they love, and the baby doesn't have to be neglected! I want Lilah to see me reading and to understand how important it is for me. #mamasofLitsy 8y

Kat.Kao @emilydecato @Josie Thank you both for the reassurance! We're figuring out our baby timeline, and I am far more ambivalent than he is. It is so difficult to find positive narratives about having a baby, especially ones about working/introverted mothers. 8y

[DELETED] 1409720085 Exactly! My love of reading is just another I get to share with her. Watching her discover books is so sweet! 8y

[DELETED] 1409720085 @Kat.Kao the negativity is so sad. My life has changed in so many way for the better because of my girl and I love the woman I've become because of her. I think ultimately being happy is a choice. Most people I know who are negative about kids are negative about nearly everything. If and when you decide to have a baby I think you will love being a parent. ❤️ 8y

Kat.Kao @emilydecato Thanks ❤️ I think you are right about the negativity--that helps give a little more context. 8y

quirkyreader I got my Banned Books mug from PBS. Where did you find yours? 8y

AmyWrites Happy early birthday to your little peanut! 8y

AmyWrites @Kat.Kao I have a five-year-old and a 19-month-old. Not only do I read voraciously, I'm also a writer, and I dabble in making art and learning how to play the piano as an adult. I was so terrified of giving everything up that I loved before I had kids...but anything we love we can make a priority (what have I relaxed on? Things like housecleaning. 😂) So take heart--it can be done. 😃 8y

AmyWrites @Josie I heard that stuff a lot too when I was pregnant with my first! I hated the little twinge of meanspiritedness I sensed in it. Why do some people--often other MOTHERS--do this to new mothers? Because they're not happy people. (Duh, right? 😂) It's not because they speak some sort of truth! 8y

Josie @quirkyreader I got mine at Half Price Books! 8y

Josie @AmyWrites exactly!!!!! I don't know why people feel the need to tell YOU what YOUR life is going to be like. 8y

Kat.Kao Thank you, @AmyWrites! That is so life-affirming to hear, haha! My mom was a stay-at-home with 4 kids and is not a reader at all, so I don't feel like I have a working mother who takes time for herself model to follow. (She was very career-driven and was always really unhappy she stopped working. So I got a warped picture of motherhood that scared me off it.) 8y

AmyWrites @Kat.Kao my mom was the same. Stayed at home with three of us, terrible/no self-care and was absolutely miserable...she did stints of work throughout my childhood and now work is her life. I stay home with my boys (which is more than enough work for me!) and I don't get as much alone/intellectual time as if I had a job (my writing is fit in wherever I can fit it). But I make it work, and I love my kids and our life. 💗 8y

Kat.Kao @AmyWrites I think loving your life is so important. It sound obvious, but I think it's hard for mothers to feel like they can or should. That's not the dominant narrative. It's really powerful to see mothers do what works for them and their families, not what they think they "should" do. 8y

AmyWrites @Kat.Kao Agreed! "Shoulds" are hazardous to mental health! 8y

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