5 facts that only mothers who write understand

Sissi Malva de Moura
5 min readJul 21, 2022

If you are a mother (or parent) and a content creator who works from home, you know how bl*ody real the struggle is.

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Gospel truth: all working mothers deserve a flippin’ medal.

And with each working arrangement and childhood stage, come different challenges. Mothers who work from home have their own set of struggles- especially when it comes to work that involves a certain dose of inspiration, like writing. Now if you have babies or toddlers, who don’t quite understand what “working” means, you better bribe the Muses and summon an extra dose of patience and flexibility to keep yourself sane and get your work done.

Maybe you are a seasoned working- from- home content creator. Maybe you just started your self-employed adventure or decided to make a move to work in da house after the pandemic. Or perhaps, like myself, you are returning to writing/content creation after a hiatus.

Anyway, good luck to you: along with the joys of motherhood and the perks of working from home, comes…well, this:

1-Flying laptops, notepads torn apart and utter chaos

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