Grieving The Motherhood You Expected (Rooted ‘26)

Question - Is it wrong to grieve the motherhood I expected?

By Taylor Jones

Absolutely not. We are absolutely allowed to grieve the motherhood we expected to have and the childhood we had envisioned for them. That our child won’t get to play t-ball. Or that our child won’t get to go down the street and play ball with the neighborhood kids. Or in my case, that my child most likely will never live outside our home.

And for us it comes in waves.

At stages and points in life that are both expected and sometimes unexpected. But it’s necessary and God is there to walk the path of grief with us.

Our grief may look different than the typical grief most people talk about but it is very real and very hard. But don’t think you have to walk it alone. We are here for you and most importantly God is too!

Psalm 34:18 says, “He is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”