Moms Belong Too
I’d like to share a story with you… an experience I had recently. I was very pregnant, just a couple weeks away from having Moses, and dealing with prenatal depression. It took every ounce of energy I had to load up Ivan and go to the grocery store. Ivan was having a really tough day and I got to experience my first public toddler meltdown in middle of Winco. He was crying very loudly and “making a scene”. I was sweating, choking back tears, and trying to just keep it together and finish grocery shopping. Others were staring, rolling their eyes, and giving me looks. I carried on and tried to finish my shopping quickly. When we were checking out Ivan dropped a yogurt and it exploded on the floor. I asked for paper towels and got down on the floor. Did anybody offer to help the very pregnant woman clean a big puddle of yogurt off of the floor? Nope. Everyone just walked by and stared. Not even an employee offered to help. I held it together until I got to the car and then I sobbed i...
