"I'm a mom."
That's the first thing I write when asked to describe myself. It's not a bad thing by any means, but I can't seem to say any more than that.
I'm 23 years old. I was 20 years old when I had Mason. I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life then, and to be honest I still don't. The one thing I did know is that I wanted to start a family, and we've done that so far.
I've never even set foot in a college. Ok, that's a lie. I've never set foot in a college as a student. I thought about enrolling in night classes. Something to get me going in the right direction, but it never went farther than a passing thought.
I hope that someday soon I'll figure out what it is that I am struggling to find. But for now, I'm just a mom. And if I never do anything else in my life, I'll still be happy.
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5 comments:
And that is OK.
Too many women do everything ELSE with their life and never have the opportunity of losing themselves in motherhood.
And too many mothers wonder what they are missing out on by being "just" moms.
I've seen so many women express what you are feeling ... so when I was younger I vowed to get all my schooling over with when I was young so that I would never wonder what I was missing.
I had my first child at 21. I graduated from college at 20. Law school at 23. Passed the California bar.
But I don't practice law.
I'm "just" a Mom to 5 wonderful children.
And I KNOW that I'm not missing anything.
They grow up so quickly. I will have the rest of my life for me. Soon enough.
But being here, I know what I would be missing if I were off somewhere else, doing something else.
You will be very young when your kids grow up. You will have a lot of life left to explore everything you ever wanted to. :)
One word:
JESUS
Now that I'm an empty nester, I sit exactly where you sit with this question. I've been given another reprieve though because my son is home for the summer and probably one more semester while he waits to transfer universities.
But, I often wonder what my purpose outside of being a mother is.
Motherhood is probably the best thing in the world. I've done both, I used to work in the office, and now that I'm home w/my babies I'm the happiest I've ever been!
Thank you so much for participating in the carnival and I hope to see you back next Monday!!
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