I recently read an article online about a woman who complained about losing her identity after 11 years of being a stay at home mom. I can’t find it now (darn). She interviewed for her first ‘real’ job after her 4th child started kindergarten and was asked by the interviewer, “How would you describe yourself?” Her response was, “I don’t know. Let me think about it.” After what seemed like several minutes, she realized that she couldn’t answer that question. The article went on to explain how important it is to take care of yourself, as a mom, in the midst of raising your kids. If you don’t, , you’ll forget who you are!
So, I’m imagining that someone just asked me, “How would you describe yourself?” Here it goes….
“I’m a wife to 1, a mom to 3, a daughter to 2, a sister to 1 (a sister in law to 11), an aunt to 26 (almost 27), and a friend to many. I love to drink coffee, especially Starbucks, and enjoy journaling about my family. I can’t walk past a baby without imagining when mine were tiny and all children make me smile. I’d have 10 more kids if I thought there was enough of me to go around. Hearing about children who are abused or hungry makes me angry and I get nauseas when I smell cinnamon or walk into a hospital to visit someone sick. I’d pass up a date with the President or even Tom Cruise for an evening at home with my family and a bowl of popcorn. I love Mexican food, margaritas, getting pedicures and dates with my husband. I dream of the day when I go back to work…not because of the extra money or time among other adults using my expensive college education, but because I’ll have a good reason to have a cleaning lady!
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