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Jillian's avatar

Love the stories of our family. <3 Toads/frogs will always = Grammie to me. I've got her preschooler sized frog friend at the top of my staircase now. <3 Lovely words, cousin!

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Kat Farrell-Davis's avatar

And what is frog's name?? I forget. ... Frog? My most cherished pastime is sitting around listening to our family members tell stories. Love you Jilli-B

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Claire Simmons's avatar

Beautiful Kat. I too just released a post on the Pink Frog moon 💗🐸🌕

I'm a fellow frog lover!

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Kat Farrell-Davis's avatar

Get out! Frog lovers for life <3 Pink Frog Moon - a most holy day

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Christianna Joy Scott's avatar

“Motherline.” I love this. It suggests straightness, but when you think of the thread being woven—anything but. Just like our stories. Our mothers. Ourselves.

The stories in my family are less layered. My family has always been good at talking, addressing problems, transparency. But, they’re still tangled.

Thank you for the invitation to stay-with the knots, follow where they sprawl.

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Kat Farrell-Davis's avatar

These are the stories that draw me in, Christianna - the open alongside the tangled. Getting into another pair of shoes and imagining all the factors that might have influenced an ancestor or family member. Cheers to the unknotting and the weaving alike <3 Glad to be here with you

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Gina Kimmel's avatar

So much of what you shared about motherhood deeply resonates with me. I've been thinking so much about those same pieces that make up a mother, all of the different layers of who we are (or who we're "allowed" to be out in the open). The parts of us we hide, the parts of us we push away, the parts we don't even realize informs who we are as mothers because we're too afraid to speak the truth. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Kat. Hollering over here! ;)

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Kat Farrell-Davis's avatar

Currently sitting with some of those big t Truths in my writing... a truly wild, heart-opening experience thus far. Grateful for the inspiration your work offers in this realm. Thank you for the holler! Howl on.

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Lauren Barber's avatar

So many pieces to reflect on here… thank you xxx

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lorna mills's avatar

So many parts of this piece resonate Kat. The sacredness of motherhood that isn’t valued in a capitalist culture. It reminds me of a conversation I had with my dad last week where he told me “you can’t take breaks in business, you just have to keep going” in reference to the fact I took maternity leave from my business after I had my son. It’s really made my rage rise to the surface in a different way, realising how separate our mothering experience is from so many others who walk the earth “close” to us. What we value (time spent caring for / pouring love into our children) vs how we’re valued (no remuneration for mothering, derision for speaking truth to how hard it is to claw back financial stability after taking maternity leave). Also! I would definitely be interested in exploring the motherline with you if you feel called to creating something!

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