Yesterday, I posted a blog on Babble Kid Scoop (why yes, I do blog there, thank you for asking), titled Fear of Dying Was NOT in the Baby Books. I wrote about how becoming a mother has made me very afraid of anything related to death, especially my own mortality. It’s true, I think about it all the time, daily even. It’s exhausting to be “perpetually terrified” (my lovely new friend Candace said that in her comment on the Babble post, and I thought it fit how I feel perfectly). I’ll be honest, I don’t talk about this kind of thing EVER, but after experiencing these feelings for over eight years, I thought it might be time to get it out. I’m not sure why, but I sat down and wrote that post very quickly, and hesitated about posting it. I was worried about the reaction, truth be told.
Within the hour, the post had hundreds of hits, and many great, supportive comments. I was shocked, because every person who commented spoke of having experienced similar feelings, and here I thought I was the only one. Seriously. It was a very liberating feeling.
For me, this is why I started blogging. I needed a community of people that I could relate to, commiserate with, learn from. That is what blogging and Twitter and social media has done for me. It’s a wonderful thing, not to feel alone about one’s experience as a mother, as a woman, as a person.
So I guess the point of this post was to say a big thank you for your support, here and on Babble and Twitter and wherever we may interact. I appreciate you!
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I read your post along with this one. Just to prove that you truly aren’t alone, I wrote about this very same thing back in February!
http://andnobodytoldme.com/2011/02/that-my-own-death-would-be-my-greatest-fear/
Sister wives think alike.
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true I too have found after I started blogging that I am not alone and others think and feel the same way
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