How Becoming a Mom Changes You: mater mea’s Staceyann Chin
Today on MyBrownBaby, we celebrate mater mea mom Staceyann Chin, a spoken word poet, performance artist and activist. Here, Staceyann, photographed by J. Quazi King for mater mea, talks about how becoming a mom to her daughter, Zuri, changed things—everything from friendships and conversations to disagreements and choices.
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mater mea: How has becoming a mom affected your life?
Staceyann Chin: I think watching a human being come into consciousness makes you reconsider any monolith of consciousness you had prior. It forces you to question your own tenets, the things you thought were immovable and sturdy and steady. And invariably when you look at things that are fixed, you’ll find that they aren’t so fixed, especially when it comes to identity, humanity and human relationships. I mean, I have relationships that are changing as we speak based on what’s happening with my kid, how I view myself as an individual who will raise a kid, and how I might be looking at other people raising their kids. You find yourself bumping against people in spaces you never imagined.
This photo and quote was reprinted with permission from mater mea.
Denene Millner
Mom. NY Times bestselling author. Pop culture ninja. Unapologetic lover of shoes, bacon and babies. Nice with the verbs. Founder of the top black parenting website, MyBrownBaby.
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