I’ve been waiting to read this one Ella until I had the time to sit down and read it properly! I truly agree about the inspiration/idol being your mum now. And how when you were younger you would have said a famous person and now you would confidently say your mum. Because you’re proud that she is your mum! There is definitely a phase you have when you’re younger that you feel embarrassed which is so bizarre. I don’t know why that happens. Also loved the looking like your mum bit. I always feel so happy and warm inside when someone tells me that. Or even if I notice it. It’s so nice to see her in the way I laugh or smile💖
Thanks Ciara!! It's like you said in your piece, it's a relationship that can never be replicated, it's like a fingerprint. Goodness only knows why we used to cringe like that, I remember her grabbing my hand once and shaking it off and it breaks my heart now, I would never do that! Perhaps it's the awkward point of learning to be independent but not wanting to let go of the stabilisers. Thank you so much for leaving such a nice comment!! 💗
Oh Ella this is such a beautiful piece for your mumma bear. It had me crying! You're so lucky to have such a lovely mum, and she's clearly done an amazing job!!
I also can't wait for Only Murders. Every time a new season comes out I watch the whole thing from the start. It also fuels my dream of living in an old building in NYC one day!
Thank you Soph!!! She’s so brilliant, she also reads your posts hahaha
YES! New York looks so gorge in it, and I can’t wait to see how they do LA in the next one. Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It was in my Spotify top 5 last year and I refuse to be embarrassed about it lol
Happy birthday to your lovely mama! What a gorgeous piece, it’s giving girlhood ✨🌸 ALSO I am desperate to see the V&A Taylor Swift trail, I need to make time to go before it closes but it’s been such a busy summer!
happy birthday to your mom! 🎈my mom is my #1 supporter in my life and i resonated with what you wrote about your mom so much. everyone always tells me i look like my mom and i think it’s the best compliment i’ve ever received. i also love the pictures of what made you happy this week, it made me happy just seeing unfiltered pictures of moments that brought you joy 🥰 grocery shopping brings me a lot of happiness too!
Thank you Gloria!! You need to do a great birthday cake recipe soon!
I'm so happy you could relate, there's nothing quite like that mother-daughter relationship and I treasure it so much. The food shop is my favourite part of the week! 😂
Happy birthday to your Mama! My mum and I have a complicated relationship, and I wish we had that closeness to share everything with her and rely on her. As the eldest daughter in an immigrant family, I grew up acting as the third parent and second-best to my little brother 😂
Thanks so much for reading and sharing my essay, too. I have endless stories to share and countless essays-in-progress about it all! Unlearning the influencer mindset has been the strangest thing of all.
That's so tough, sending you love and hoping that you have found support in friendships! As long as you have people there who love you, you're doing good <3
I can't wait to hear more about your perspective! I've been so invested in learning about the reality of influencing recently, I feel as though it's a topic that wasn't really explored before and it's great to get a proper insight 💙
I’ve been waiting to read this one Ella until I had the time to sit down and read it properly! I truly agree about the inspiration/idol being your mum now. And how when you were younger you would have said a famous person and now you would confidently say your mum. Because you’re proud that she is your mum! There is definitely a phase you have when you’re younger that you feel embarrassed which is so bizarre. I don’t know why that happens. Also loved the looking like your mum bit. I always feel so happy and warm inside when someone tells me that. Or even if I notice it. It’s so nice to see her in the way I laugh or smile💖
Thanks Ciara!! It's like you said in your piece, it's a relationship that can never be replicated, it's like a fingerprint. Goodness only knows why we used to cringe like that, I remember her grabbing my hand once and shaking it off and it breaks my heart now, I would never do that! Perhaps it's the awkward point of learning to be independent but not wanting to let go of the stabilisers. Thank you so much for leaving such a nice comment!! 💗
Oh Ella this is such a beautiful piece for your mumma bear. It had me crying! You're so lucky to have such a lovely mum, and she's clearly done an amazing job!!
I also can't wait for Only Murders. Every time a new season comes out I watch the whole thing from the start. It also fuels my dream of living in an old building in NYC one day!
Thank you Soph!!! She’s so brilliant, she also reads your posts hahaha
YES! New York looks so gorge in it, and I can’t wait to see how they do LA in the next one. Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It was in my Spotify top 5 last year and I refuse to be embarrassed about it lol
Omg stop 🤣 At my old workplace we’d always play High School Musical tunes when closing down so my 2018/19 top songs are riddled with HSM 😭
Happy Birthday to your mom!! She sounds like an amazing mom!! 🩷
Thank you so much Madeline!! She really is 💖
Happy birthday to your lovely mama! What a gorgeous piece, it’s giving girlhood ✨🌸 ALSO I am desperate to see the V&A Taylor Swift trail, I need to make time to go before it closes but it’s been such a busy summer!
Thank you Lauren!! 💞 you neeeeeed to go, you'd love it. Such a good way to spend the morning. Really got my sister and I mentally prepared for eras!!
happy birthday to your mom! 🎈my mom is my #1 supporter in my life and i resonated with what you wrote about your mom so much. everyone always tells me i look like my mom and i think it’s the best compliment i’ve ever received. i also love the pictures of what made you happy this week, it made me happy just seeing unfiltered pictures of moments that brought you joy 🥰 grocery shopping brings me a lot of happiness too!
Thank you Gloria!! You need to do a great birthday cake recipe soon!
I'm so happy you could relate, there's nothing quite like that mother-daughter relationship and I treasure it so much. The food shop is my favourite part of the week! 😂
Happy birthday to your Mama! My mum and I have a complicated relationship, and I wish we had that closeness to share everything with her and rely on her. As the eldest daughter in an immigrant family, I grew up acting as the third parent and second-best to my little brother 😂
Thanks so much for reading and sharing my essay, too. I have endless stories to share and countless essays-in-progress about it all! Unlearning the influencer mindset has been the strangest thing of all.
Thanks Michelle!
That's so tough, sending you love and hoping that you have found support in friendships! As long as you have people there who love you, you're doing good <3
I can't wait to hear more about your perspective! I've been so invested in learning about the reality of influencing recently, I feel as though it's a topic that wasn't really explored before and it's great to get a proper insight 💙
Thank you Madeline!! It was such a gorgeous day xx