Realizing I’m Not a Ballerina: Letting Go of What-Ifs in Motherhood

The Just Because Diaries: Mom Life Stories & Finding Whimsy in Motherhood · Sep 2, 2026 · 15m

What if you finally tried the thing you’d been wondering about for years…only to realize you absolutely hated it? 😂

In this episode of The Just Because Diaries, I’m talking about trying ballet as an adult, being a very, very bad beginner, and finally answering a question I’d been carrying around since I was five: could I have been a dancer?

Growing up, I chose sports over dance, but I always wondered what might have happened if I had stuck with it. Decades later, getting back into tap dance gave me the opportunity to finally try ballet and put that “what if” to rest. And, well…turns out I’m…