Jun 14 2008
Crackers Over The Sink
I’ve been a mom for thirteen long and wonderful years. They take their toll. I’ve got four fabulous kids and every day I feel a little less sane. I’ve been a stay-at-home parent for the last five years and it has easily been my toughest employ. Any semblance of an identity fades quickly when you’re Mommy all the time. The tug is 24/7, at least with a paying job they have to give you periodic breaks. Nowadays I eat my lunch standing alone in the kitchen while my youngest naps, I’m grateful for any little quiet moments I can snatch, even if it is just crackers over the sink. I’ve got no set parenting style, I’ve got no convictions that I’m even doing this right by anyone else’s standards. But I can laugh at myself, and my kids seem happy, so that’s pretty much all the validation I need. It works for us most of the time.
I agree about the loss of identity, I stayed home for 3 years and I was begging to go back to work; however it is rewarding in the long run ..I think?