Every Monday and Thursday at motherscope.com you will find a new story or poem written by one of our 31 regular contributors from around the world.
At Motherscope, we believe stories are unique and universal. Our mission is to democratize writing and storytelling by elevating the voices of mothers. We believe reading stories is a self-exploratory and unifying experience. When we receive and celebrate another mother's story, we become open to honoring our own.
These stories are here to keep you company, remind you you're never alone on this motherhood journey, and inspire you to take the time to write your own.
You Were My Worst Nightmare
By Alyssa Nutile | When I was a girl, I had bunk beds, which might seem inconsequential, except that I was an only child until I graduated high school. But I was desperate for bunk beds because all my friends with siblings had them, and eventually my parents relented and found a secondhand set for me.
Out of the Fog
By Alyssa Nutile | Content Guidance: NICU references, references to PPD and PTSD - I stand in the archway to my living room as my five year old son screams while falling backward from the arm of our couch into the cushions for the twelfth time in a row.
The NICU is Not For Mothers
By Alyssa Nutile | A low hum, punctuated by the shuffling of nurse clogs and occasional louds beeps from the O2 monitor, reverberates through the room. I whisper a lullaby to my daughter Gemma as she sleeps on my chest. Another baby cries — the noise is shrill and piercing.