So I'm a mom; have been now for over 5 1/2 years. But I am recently a mom of a newborn again. it's a whole new world all over again and I have to say this as it is bugging me:
I am a Mom! I am not a dad! I am not a non-mom! I am not super mom! I am just a MOM!
Moms, no matter how many kids or years of experience, are emotional. We are stressed out about our babies. We worry for their safety and well being and we do not just assume 'everything will be fine'. We lose sleep and gain gray hair checking newborn breathing. We miss meals and forgo sleep for the needs of our babies. We don't get to shower or go to the restroom as often as we would like. We don't like to hear are babies cry. We get upset and even cry when our babies are upset and cry. We over think, analys and fret over stuff that most likely is nothing. We read article that scare us (damn you babycenter.com!). We are often the mean ones that have to say 'no' to our babies.
I AM A MOM! This is how I am. I love my kids and until they can get in their own car and drive from their own home to their own job I will worry. Does this make me wrong? NO! It makes me a damn good mom! Do I over stress or worry too much? Probably. Perhaps I worry so much because some aren't worrying enough. Everything isn't always alright and I would like to be even a smidg prepared for that off chance. So I will continue to worry and stress. I will continue to get upset when my babies are hurt or upset and cry...even if it is just because 'babies cry, that's what they do'. I will continue to lose sleep for the well being of my kids, even if it's just to reinsert the binky at 3am.
I am a Mom. And there is nothing wrong with that.
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