Eva G.

Becoming a mother is often portrayed as something beautiful, complete, and almost magical.

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And it is.

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But there is another side that is rarely spoken about.

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I’ve always wondered why no one tells us that, while we are welcoming a new life into the world, we are also saying goodbye to a part of ourselves.

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Not because we love our children any less, but because motherhood changes us in ways we could never have imagined.

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This sculpture was born from that quiet thought.

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It speaks about the woman I was before, the dreams, the freedom, the innocence… and the woman I became afterwards.

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There is no sadness in her gaze, only acceptance.

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Because there is always a before and an after.

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And perhaps the hardest part is realising that we never truly go back to who we once were.

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Sometimes, loving someone else means quietly letting go of a part of yourself.

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There is always the woman we were...and the woman we become.