This blog is a work in progress. I can't really say at this point what direction it will take as I don't know myself. But my goal is to share ideas, stresses, wisdom and trials in hopes that someone reading this will feel like they're not alone in the world.
To start I'd like to share with you that most of the time I feel like I'm alone in the world when it comes to being a stay-at-home mom (SAHM) of older kids. I love being a SAHM. I have lots of SAHM friends but ALL of them have young kids and babies. I only have 1 good friend who is also a SAHM but she lives half way around the world...kinda hard to stay connected and support each other at that distance.
I'm going to come clean about an insecurity that plagues me. Because I'm a stay-at-home mom and my kids are 16, 13, and 10 I feel judged.
What's the first thing people ask when they meet you? "What do you do?" I hate this question! I answer, "I'm a stay-at-home mom." Then there's the inevitable question that follows..."How old are your kids?" Long pause followed by judgment after hearing the answer. I know this isn't something I'm just imagining...you can see it on their faces. Why do people feel the need to judge? I guess this is a question I'll touch on now and then as it's something that bothers me. I wish I had a great answer to that question...one that empowered me instead of somehow making me feel "less than" because of it.
Quote of the day:
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. ~Plato
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