*The mum trap (w)rap
I feel trapped inside a palace. Wrapped in love that’s laced with malice. The tiredness, the wiredness, it’s fuckin madness. This exhaustion is bone marrow deep now, like it’s buried so far inside me all I can do is lay here and weep now. My eye sockets feel like they’ve been hacked at with a […]
Sunday sleep-ins for my sanity
Posted on my *Liptember fundraiser profile page on August 14, 2022. https://www.liptember.com.au/karissa-de-leeuw/ As a mum of young ones, sleep deprivation is something I’ve suffered with terribly and chronically. It’s affected my mental health severely. As babies and children need what they need when they need it, and we’re choosing to parent in a responsive, aware […]