The author reflects on the challenges of motherhood while recalling her childhood experiences of being different and the impact it had on her identity. As a lawyer and mother, she finds herself frustrated by small details like a missing sock, prompting her to confront deeper insecurities and memories of feeling different as a Haitian child in the '80s. This journey reveals how motherhood serves as a mirror, compelling us to confront our past and self-perception, despite our accomplishments in adulthood.
"Motherhood is funny like that. It holds up a mirror, forcing you to look at yourself when you least want to and confront your past."
"A Deeper Wound To grow up Haitian in the '80s was to grow up in a world that didn't always want you. I learned to fight for control..."
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