American tennis star Serena Williams is not only about winning 23 Grand Slam titles. She has consistently busted beauty stereotypes and has, time and again, talked about the struggles of motherhood.
Recently, the eight-time World Number 1 tennis player posted a message on Twitter for all the mothers to share their stories of motherhood. In a tweet posted along with a photo, the 36-year-old shared a rather funny anecdote.
“The other day on a flight home, Olympia insisted on running up and down the aisle and when I finally got her to sit still, she threw up all over me.”
She further asked other mamas to share their stories of motherhood using the hashtag ‘#ThisMama’. She wrote,
Kids humble us. The other day on a flight home Olympia insisted on running up and down the aisle and when I finally got her to sit still, she threw up all over me. #ThisMama would love to hear your stories of motherhood.. even ones like this! Share and tag them with #ThisMama. pic.twitter.com/9N5duB2M3t
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) August 26, 2018
She tweeted around midnight and since then has received over a thousand responses. While some stories are hilarious, a few are touching. Also, some asked whether they can share their fatherhood stories.
Of course!!!!!!!!!!
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) August 26, 2018
Oops!
One of my sons used to ‘paint’ with his own poo. He would wake from a nap, totally silent, remove his diaper & finger paint all over his toys and cover the wheels of his toy cars in poo, then make poo tracks all over his cream walls. Be thankful for a little vomit #thismama
— Sarah Ockwell-Smith (@TheBabyExpert) August 26, 2018
That kid!
Then there was the time I was interviewed by the police on suspicion of being a drug dealer, because my six year old had taken some homeopathic white powder ‘wraps’ to school & given to his friends. When asked what they were he said “people come to our house & buy them” #thismama
— Sarah Ockwell-Smith (@TheBabyExpert) August 26, 2018
Smart kid
pointed under my cart which was so full you couldn’t see the bottom my niece got under the basket covering her mouth to not laugh hiding from me she was about 3 or 4 years old then I was about to call 911 when that customer tapped me on the shoulder and pointed down
— Renee VRW (@VRW64mizrenee) August 26, 2018
My daughter loved to take everything out of the pantry & put it all back in. #ThisMama came back in the room to her looking like this & the 3 minutes it took me to figure out she’d gotten into the red food coloring & wasn’t bleeding profusely were the longest 3 minutes of my life pic.twitter.com/eRvmEGlQFD
— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) August 26, 2018
Pooped in the bath yesterday- with the biggest smile on her face. Being a mom is no joke, biggest challenge and the highest level of rewarding possible. Wouldn’t change a thang! #ThisMama pic.twitter.com/8GCFZj2wXf
— Big Mama E (@erinsterrr) August 26, 2018
Travel Tales
We were ~20 mins into a 4hr flight. They moved the guy next to us because we smelled, and had to shut the bathroom because it was a biohazard. I mostly laughed, but largely because the only other option was to cry…
— Kate Andrews Hoult (@kateality) August 27, 2018
When my son was a baby my friend told me your son knows how to escape his crib? I asked her why what’s up? She said the other day I knocked on your door and the door knocked back. Then I knocked again and it knocked back but no one opened the door.#ThisMama
— Ro (@BuHelli) August 26, 2018
A few days ago, the tennis star also wrote a post about “postpartum emotions” and how she is dealing with it.
