Hi, I’m Me,
Partner to the Mothership, school holiday mum to a pre teen and self confessed potato waffle addict.
Back in 2008 after a few dates and a long 9 months I popped out an oops baby. I was a young ‘straight’ (in denial) single mother blindly navigating my way through early parenthood. 5 years later I had a serious mental breakdown and came out at the same time. With no family support and too ill to take care of my self I had to send my daughter to live with the other person named on the birth certificate and his homophobic wife, so I broke even more. Fast forward 8 years and I’m part time mummy to the most awesome, loving and hilariously funny mini me who spends school holidays with us having adventures and unlearning the homophobic, judgemental, narrow minded views of her primary caregivers. Really, she’s an amazing kid.
I wasn’t planning to have any more. My failed attempt at parenting kinda put me off! There wouldn’t be anyone in the world who I could trust to raise a child with. Also, turn as out I’m autistic so who would be crazy enough to put up with my weird ways? Another autistic that’s who! And this other weird human has become my rock. I trust her with my life and wait for it…… The life or our future child. We are going to make a family (I hope).
All aboard the emotional rollercoaster
Our journey through IVF has had many ups and downs. Cycle 1 failed. Cycle 2 resulted in twins who by week 9 had miscarried. We are about to embark on cycle 3 using our one and only frozen embryo.
I guess you could say I’m now project manager and head of maintenance with life experience, a few mental health issues and autism. Navigating my way through uncharted territory of becoming a parent without being pregnant. Picking up the pieces when It goes wrong and googling the shit out of everything along the way.
This new and exciting chapter is a complete contrast to the journey I took 13 years ago. Being an autistic gay vegan mummy to be is super exciting and I want to share my unique journey in the hope that someone somewhere can relate and find comfort in knowing its ok to be different and that families really are made from love.
What is Mothership and me?
Mothership and me is personal blog and hub of information aimed to inspire, and empower parents and parents to be of lgbtq+ families with an added sprinkle of info for vegans and the neurodiverse (because that’s what we are!).
Enjoy,
