“Oh, well, um; I’m not really sure?” *Pauses, stutters words, and in a second goes from a confident grown-up to a bumbling moron who can’t seem to string a sentence together*
Yes, that’s me. All of the above. If I am honest, I am pretty sick of that question and what it means. It wasn’t until recently I realised just how much it annoyed me, and just how much we are defined by what we “do“. Of course, it used to be a question that didn’t phase me at all; a question I could answer confidently in a nano-second with a very proud “Oh, I work in sales in London for *Insert name of BIG cosmetics giant here*”. What a conversation opener, oh how interesting and engaging I was. Yes, my job seemed to define me in social situations and I didn’t even care.
Elle Wright is a wife, mother, author and blogger. After the death of her son, Teddy, at three days old, Elle started writing to navigate her new life and as a way to feel purpose again. Her Feathering The Empty Nest blog is a way of finding light in darkness, positivity in times of desperation and, hopefully, making a few people laugh along the way.
