Some one asked me this question a few months ago and i have thought about it quiet a bit since then...
Whats it like being a mom?
It is both the hardest and also the best job. It is a part of my identity forever now. It is tiring in the fact that for many years to come I will most likely completly forget what sleep is. It is frustrating cause i never have a moment to myself anymore.
It is scary that this little life depends completly on you and every step every thought you take/make affects her.
It is a learning experience everyday. I learn how to take care of my daughter better. I learn how to teach. I am proud of her for everything. And i dont just learn from her. I learn through her. To watch every move she makes with such determination. She teaches me in everything. That when you cant do something the first time you keep trying to figure out a way to do it right. I learn from her falling and yet picking herself back up and going on with no fear. She taught me courage. Strength. Hope. And maybe most importantly...trust.
It is such a great feeling...waking up knowing you can always make someone smile. It is the feeling of knowing i can never again be selfish and detrimental to my life cause i can never again live for just myself. It is a good feeling. Knowing I cant be selfish ever again. Knowing I wont be. Every thought... every step i take. I take with her in mind now.
Being a mom I have learned to listen to my gut instinct. To ignore people when they give bad advice (or just advice bad for me) and to stand my ground when I know I am right. To speak up when I need to instead of always hiding my thoughts and feelings.
Being a mom is wonderful in every way. Even on those nights when I am dead tired I now always have the energy to laugh and to smile because of her. Because of the happiness it brings to my life.
Now that I am a mother. I feel for the first time complete. I feel like I can take on the world and overcome anything. That anything is possible. I get my days where for a split second I wish i had no responsibilities again...but then I stare down at her and realize how lost I would be without her. How empty this life would seem without my baby girl. How empty my smile would feel. How empty my heart would be.
She is my life...my heart and soul. She is my world and forever will be.
So now I will fight on in my life...even myself...because this little girl deserves the world. And I will do everything in my power to teach her how to face it with pride, respect, love, strength, hope, courage and honor. I hope she keeps the lessons she has already learned to be strong...to have perseverance...to get up from every fall and try again. To trust and to love. But I will remind her. I will pick her up from her falls throughout life and help her on her way just as I do sometimes now. Though she is a tough one, my angel. She usually doesnt want help from me. But I know forever she will always need her mommy. I just hope I can live up to expectations. Cause as I said being a mommy is the best thing that ever has and ever could happen to me.
so for me thats a part of what its like being a mom
Whats it like being a mom?
It is both the hardest and also the best job. It is a part of my identity forever now. It is tiring in the fact that for many years to come I will most likely completly forget what sleep is. It is frustrating cause i never have a moment to myself anymore.
It is scary that this little life depends completly on you and every step every thought you take/make affects her.
It is a learning experience everyday. I learn how to take care of my daughter better. I learn how to teach. I am proud of her for everything. And i dont just learn from her. I learn through her. To watch every move she makes with such determination. She teaches me in everything. That when you cant do something the first time you keep trying to figure out a way to do it right. I learn from her falling and yet picking herself back up and going on with no fear. She taught me courage. Strength. Hope. And maybe most importantly...trust.
It is such a great feeling...waking up knowing you can always make someone smile. It is the feeling of knowing i can never again be selfish and detrimental to my life cause i can never again live for just myself. It is a good feeling. Knowing I cant be selfish ever again. Knowing I wont be. Every thought... every step i take. I take with her in mind now.
Being a mom I have learned to listen to my gut instinct. To ignore people when they give bad advice (or just advice bad for me) and to stand my ground when I know I am right. To speak up when I need to instead of always hiding my thoughts and feelings.
Being a mom is wonderful in every way. Even on those nights when I am dead tired I now always have the energy to laugh and to smile because of her. Because of the happiness it brings to my life.
Now that I am a mother. I feel for the first time complete. I feel like I can take on the world and overcome anything. That anything is possible. I get my days where for a split second I wish i had no responsibilities again...but then I stare down at her and realize how lost I would be without her. How empty this life would seem without my baby girl. How empty my smile would feel. How empty my heart would be.
She is my life...my heart and soul. She is my world and forever will be.
So now I will fight on in my life...even myself...because this little girl deserves the world. And I will do everything in my power to teach her how to face it with pride, respect, love, strength, hope, courage and honor. I hope she keeps the lessons she has already learned to be strong...to have perseverance...to get up from every fall and try again. To trust and to love. But I will remind her. I will pick her up from her falls throughout life and help her on her way just as I do sometimes now. Though she is a tough one, my angel. She usually doesnt want help from me. But I know forever she will always need her mommy. I just hope I can live up to expectations. Cause as I said being a mommy is the best thing that ever has and ever could happen to me.
so for me thats a part of what its like being a mom
