You know what’s hard? Motherhood. You know brings me more joy than anything else? Motherhood. You know what makes me feel like I can’t do a damn thing right? Motherhood. You know what makes me feel like Wonder Woman? Motherhood….
Mom Guilt. For me, this takes on an entirely different connotation. For years, I blamed myself for Callie’s health issues. One hundred percent blamed myself for every single health issue that she had. We spent three months in the NICU…
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“She’s your only one?” “You didn’t want anymore kids?” I never know what to respond to those questions. We both wanted a large family–we both grew up with siblings. I’d always imagined a loud, rambunctious, crazy household full of babies….
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Life is not perfect. Life is messy, complicated, perfectly imperfect. And that’s what makes it beautiful. Callie doesn’t need a perfect mom. She needs to see me struggle….so she can see me overcome. She needs to see me fail….so she can see me improve.She…
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Hi, I’m Jaime — writer, mother, storyteller, and the heart behind The Wildflower Edit. For nearly a decade, I wrote online as The Princess and the Prosthetic, sharing my daughter’s journey with disability and the lessons our family learned along the way. It was a beautiful season — full of advocacy, connection, and community — but as my daughter grew older, I felt a shift. She deserved more autonomy. More privacy. More room to decide how she shows up in the world. And I realized something else: My own story was expanding too. Motherhood was still here. Disability was still here. But so were grief, healing, womanhood, nervous system care, feminine energy, homemaking, identity, softness… the fuller, deeper pieces of life that were ready to be spoken aloud. Whether you come for the cozy routines, the motherhood reflections, the disability advocacy, or the soft life inspiration — thank you for choosing to share this space with me. Pour a warm drink. Settle in. Let’s grow a life that feels like you again.
Jaime
