Somewhere Along Motherhood, part of us is lost.. | Gallery posted by Lynda Yap

There’s a side of motherhood no one really talks about......

We didn’t just become “mom”…

We became everything.

An employee.

A daughter.

A wife.

A caregiver.

A planner.

The one holding everything together.

Work deadlines.

Household responsibilities.

Our kids’ education, emotions, growth.

Family needs. Daily routines. Endless to-dos.

Somewhere along the way…

we slowly placed ourselves at the 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦.

And one day, you realise—

you don’t quite feel like you anymore.

It’s so real for many of us here in Singapore.

Fast-paced life, high cost of living, dual-income families…

we keep going, because we have to.

But… 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮?

I started asking myself that question too.

And I realised—finding myself again doesn’t mean dropping everything.

It means creating small spaces for me again.

✨ Saying yes to help.

✨ Taking pockets of time for yourself (even 10–15 mins matters)

✨ Exploring something that belongs to you—not just your roles

For me, starting my digital journey was one of those steps too....

It gave me something that was mine again.

A space to grow, to learn, to build…

Using pockets of free time to build for a lifetime.

And slowly, a path towards time flexibility.

Not just for my kids.

Not just for my family.

But for 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 too.

Maybe… it’s time we stop placing ourselves last!