08/28/2025
a few affirmations for this holiday weekend when many of you may be traveling with your little one. some babies really hate the drive. it’s not your fault and it can set your nerves on fire.
Repost from .peaceful.mother
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**Edited to add, for those who are lucky enough not to understand this challenge, and who simply don’t understand the post. This is a post about staying regulated through an impossible situation, for those of us with babies who cry in the car, no matter how well we’ve tended to their needs or how many times we’ve pulled over. Some babies HATE the car. If you don’t understand this reality, consider yourself very lucky and approach the comment section with compassion. Also, please look deeper into my page. I educate on secure attachment and do not advocate for leaving babies to cry. Dig a little deeper and get curious and compassionate before you step up onto your high horse because you’re simply privileged enough not to understand this painful reality so many moms face.
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I needed this post more than you, probably. 😅
I’ve been whispering these phrases to myself a lot lately, coaching myself through tears, breaths, and prayers, while softly reassuring my son: “I hear you. I’m with you. I love you.”
Even when I can’t hold him. Even when he can’t see me. Even when he keeps crying.
It feels like I’m not showing up for him, but I am.
I remind myself, my job isn’t to stop every upset. It’s to stay - grounded and present - and nurture him through it to the best of my ability. To make sure he’s never alone in it.
And that is still secure attachment. Not perfect calm or instant fixes, just steady presence, over and over again.
Save this for your next car ride or moment of overwhelm. You’re doing something so hard with so much love, mama.
