My Sun: The Gravity of You
Prior to my son being born - or even us deciding to have a child - people would often say things like, "just wait until you have kids" or "you wouldn't understand unless you're a parent." Those comments viscerally bothered me. I heard them as a quiet dismissal of the life I have intentionally and lovingly built - an implication that without a child, something essential was missing.
And yet, once my son arrived, I understood why people say those things.
Not because life before a child is incomplete - but because it is incredible difficult to articulate how life changes. The shift is subtle and total all at once. So instead of explaining it, we default to the visible symptoms: unbendable schedules, sleepless nights, less spontaneity.
My Sun: The Gravity of You is my attempt to articulate—and visually represent—what having a child has meant to me in this season of life. My life before my son was full, thrilling, and deeply cherished. Without him, it would have continued to be all of those things.
But with him, my gravitational pull shifted.
He became my orbit—the center around which everything else now moves. Not because the world became smaller, but because it became more grounded, more intentional. That shift is what inspired My Sun.
This is my first time telling this kind of story, and I’m excited (and a little vulnerable) to share it. So, I hope this finds you wherever and with whoever currently anchors your world.