In tribal cultures the first haircut has usually a very significant place as a part of the rites of passage. With the hair being cut, the identity of the person is being transformed in an irreversible way – he becomes somebody else and people around him will treat him differently from that moment. Sadly, there is Read More
It was my son’s 3rd birthday today. We both were born that day in a different way – a little baby-boy and me-new-mother. In fact my birth into the mother took much longer than the actual birth. It has pretty much lasted until now. When eating the cake my housemate asked: „How was this time Read More
First day of my period. I am bleeding heavily. My only wish is to stay in the bed and don’t be a mother for one single day. I won’t get the desired time on my own as my husband has to work. There is a prediction of rain for the whole day. No playgroups where Read More
We sat with my doula Tara and her partner Mikey at the dinner table. They brought me a beautiful bouquet of flowers so in a way it felt like it was already after the birth. “When do you feel the baby will be born?” asked Mikey. “That is the right question. People always ask: when Read More