{"id":2699,"date":"2013-12-02T20:33:08","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T01:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/?p=2699"},"modified":"2015-09-19T14:42:23","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T18:42:23","slug":"shhhh-my-mom-is-sleeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/barefootandpregnant\/2013\/12\/shhhh-my-mom-is-sleeping.html","title":{"rendered":"“Shhhh, My Mom is Sleeping”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u2019m never one for those \u201cmotherhood is beautiful\u201d inspiration cards, books, videos, or mugs. Motherhood usually feels anything but beautiful, and those rare moments when it does<\/em> seem beautiful are too transcendent to be captured by trite sentimentalism.<\/p>\n

This one is different. It\u2019s exceptionally well-done. Watch it.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\nIt would have been perfect if they had added a few times-outs and a little more yelling and crying.<\/p>\nWhat? Honesty is the best medium for conveying beauty.<\/p>\nBut seriously, I\u2019m grateful to this filmmaker. It\u2019s the rare motherhood tribute that makes me feel worthwhile as a mother, but this one really, really did.<\/p>\n(H\/T <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/thoughtlife\/2013\/12\/the-beauty-of-motherhood-captured\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Thoughtlife<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019m never one for those \u201cmotherhood is beautiful\u201d inspiration cards, books, videos, or mugs. Motherhood usually feels anything but beautiful, and those rare moments when it does seem beautiful are too transcendent to be captured by trite sentimentalism. This one is different. It\u2019s exceptionally well-done. 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