This blog post [unlike others] is more a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing….So unlike usually, I’m not sure where exactly to start..
How about with yesterday….I was lying in bed nursing N [as per usual] and I was thinking about life, you know how it goes, you just lie there and your brain jumps from topic to topic going over all the things you need to do, or have done, or should have done, or will be doing, or whatnot… Since I am starting school in 7 DAYS [yes..a week...] it was the main topic of conversation with myself, by myself, in my head. I was thinking about my recent mid-20s crisis and almost laughing at myself at the idea that I would actually have considered leaving academic world for something like midwifery school, as much as I LOVE the birthing process, and all the jazz that comes around with it, I’m more academic [than I give myself credit for...]. I live for research, writing, reading, lectures, seminars, note-taking, debates, politics, law. Ever since I was 10 this has been my dream [with minor changes throughout high school, but generally always had the inclination towards law and politics], once I enrolled in university, my passion grew even more. After my “crisis” was over, and I knew that I was going to continue on this path, I found myself asking “How could I intertwine the two?”…..law, childbirth, breastfeeding, parenting….without being a family lawyer? I didn’t think that it would be possible…until I found Sustainable Mothering and Feminist Law Professors. Both are AMAZING blog sites that have been nothing but inspiration to me since I discovered them a few short days ago. If it wasn’t for me tweeting about the possibilities of becoming pregnant while breastfeeding, I never would have received the response from @JakeAryehMarcus, and then never would have found her AMAZING blog, which will continue to be a source of major inspiration.
So there you have it, my life epiphany, which happened because of nursing, and twitter and social media.
Now on to the other 3 draft post I have saved…
Until Next Time,
R. Xoxo
Hi! Newest follower here and on Twitter (MSU_MOM_TO_2). My blogging has been on hiatus but I hope to get back to it real soon! Great finding you on Twitter and feel free to visit my blog and follow, for when I do get back to it! :)
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