I’m just going to warn you right now…there is no resolution at the end of this post. I know our millions of one or two faithful readers have come to expect advice about the topics we write about, but I just don’t have it right now.

That said, I think I’m going through a pre-midlife crisis. I was thinking the other day that I identify myself as a mother…more specifically an attachment parenting mom…and even more specifically, a breastfeeding mom, a baby-wearing mom, a cloth-diapering mom, a co-sleeping mom, etc. But what happens when they get older? What happens when they’re potty trained and are too big for the Peanut Shell (yes, I still wear Ava in it occasionally) and don’t need to sleep in our bed anymore (Ava’s already past that point)? I honestly don’t know how I’m going to define myself then! I don’t even remember how I defined myself before I had kids. Funny how children come along and wrap your whole world around themselves and leave you not knowing who you were before and who you will be in the future. Or is this just me? All I know is I need to slow down the hands of time!

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