Mother Dear I Love You So…
I have been reading Dr. Laura’s book called, “In Praise of Stay at Home Moms” and it is a wonderful reaffirmation for my choice to stay at home with Aiden. I have never really liked working. It was always simply a means to an end and I often blamed it for things like not being able to study abroad because I needed the money to pay for my car…etc, etc. My plan has always been to stay at home with my kids. Honestly, I have often felt like I was born in the wrong era because my ideals were so “backward” in today’s society.
I am not “just” a mom. I am a mother, a teacher, a doctor, a tree to climb, a chef, a friend, a singer, a storybook reader, a maid, a comfort, a playmate, a photographer, a writer, a bill payer, a hazardous materials collector, remover, and cleaner, as well as many other things to meet the needs of my family. Despite the many highs and lows, ups and downs, of being an at home parent I wouldn’t have it any other way. I want to be the one who gets to enjoy each and every single “first”, to watch as my child learns new things almost daily, to cuddle them when they fall and scrape their knee, are scared, or don’t feel well. There is a phrase that I have heard many times and it is so true. Once a mom always a mom, even when your kids are 50 and have 4 kids of their own. It is not a job that you can leave at the end of the day, even when you get a break you are worrying, missing, and thinking about your little ones. For me being a mother is the most rewarding, most challenging, most inspiring, most amazing, most fulfilling “job” any woman could have on earth. It is not for the faint hearted, it is not for the weak, it is not for the lazy, it is for those who are patient, perservering, strong, loving, nurturing, and have a strong stomach. ;p
Way to go stay at home moms! Keep up the good work and know that in a world where a majority emphasize that women should be in careers and not in homes that you have at least one personal cheerleader who will stand by you in saying, “I am a stay at home mom and proud of it!”