Day 39: Parent talk is like gossip

We all want the tea

Parent talk is like gossip.

Revelations of how we parent, what our fertility, pregnancy, and birth experiences are like, and true thoughts and feelings on family dynamics — it’s all so deeply personal.

But also so cathartic to share and hear.

We tip-toe around asking the questions we’re most curious about.

Trying to size up our experiences, feel validated, gain a sense of solidarity.

We don’t want to trigger.

Or overstep in our probing.

Or make harmful assumptions.

So we learn how to signal an open line of communication…

…in the most delicate of ways.

And we cherish what is shared.

They are tokens of trust.

They are the juicy details we live for.

They are windows into simultaneously universal and alien experiences.

They form bonds.

And they inspire even more parent gossip.