we need connection.
the internet connects us beyond our wildest dreams. we meet people, and keep people. we learn, we study, we work. we get burritos, lightbulbs, and ball pits delivered to our doorsteps. we have the world at our fingertips. and for that internet, we thank you
but times have changed, and so has the experience of becoming - and of being - a mom.
the internet, for all its rad access, yells loud judgy things, inspires concern, comparison and insecurity as often or more than calm. we keep more connections than we can meaningfully foster.
we swipe, tap, and talk inside our own heads through the day, stacking calendar blocks on blocks like we’re going to knock them down…
but then we don’t. we just add.
we are disconnected.
we move farther and more often than our parents did and start over making friends each time… or we don't. and there’s that. add a global pandemic to the mix and it’s no wonder we are overwhelmed, stressed, and, confused.
we are disconnected. but we’re all fine. we are all. totally. fine.
how can we be more connected than ever and at the same time so totally, completely disconnected? it’s hard to believe but we are.
when it comes to parenting, we’ve all heard it takes a village. and it does. but that village looks different than before and as it turns out, you can’t order one on demand. so, how can we reconnect with ourselves, with our families, and build our village - our community - the way that's right for each of us, for all of us?
that’s why the wiggle was born.
to connect us.
parenting is the same and totally different for everyone - all at the same time.
to form a place for moms and moms-to-be. because all of this is a lot and the stakes are high. everyone gets to build their own parenting experience and make their own decisions along the way - that's the beauty of it.
we gotta stop reinventing the wheels in isolation. there should be a place you can go, no matter where you are in parenthood, and get what you need, no matter your need. because today, you want to hear milk stuff, and tomorrow you need a new pediatrician, and the next day your kid has a funky rash, and the one after that you just need to hear that you’re doing ok.