NewMom: On a Positive Note
I was just looking at the comments posted to one of CommuterMom’s entries (Juice) and noticed the praise for the positive post. It made me realize that I tend to post about problems and concerns. So I thought I’d take this opportunity to just riff on what I love about NewGirl and being a working mom.
I love her gummy, toothless smile…and that she loves watching other children play…that NewDad and I get along even better since becoming parents…that NewGirl has teachers that she and I both LOVE LOVE LOVE and who love her back…that I have a great boss and great team at work that give me the flexibility I need to be a good and unstressed gainfully employed mom. I love seeing her learn new things without even being taught…I love her rock-hard abs (seriously!) and strangely long tongue…I love being able to give valuable experience-based advice to another mom facing an issue we’ve overcome or just looking for good ideas…and I love getting ideas and advice from other moms and dads who have recently “been there, done that.” I love the sheer sense of completeness of holding a content sleeping baby for a long, long time…the unmitigated motivation to get off the couch and out of the house every weekend…the giddiness of doing old things for the first time again (like taking NewGirl to vote for the first time this coming SuperDuper Tuesday and then planning for the 2044 campaign when she’ll be able to run for President). I love the risk-taking thrill of sneaking into her room to watch her sleep, and the successful escape without waking her…I love the sheer joy she brings me every day, the pride I have in her and being her Mom, and the knowledge that the rest of her life is full of adventures that have yet to unfold for her and me both.
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2 comments:
I love your positive post. I am so tired of parent chat rooms and parenting blogs that only whine and complain.
Nice post.
feel free to check out my weblog. While parenting is challenging, I try to keep it positive and helpful in regards to challenges. Instead of whining and complaining.
www.becauseimtheparent.typepad.com
No, I don't blog for the $$ of it either, like so many are doing. Just my pure passion of parenting and believing in support systems for each other!
Have a great day!
Isn't it fun to think about the things our kids will see and or do in their lifetime? It's also funny to think about the things that they will never know due to technology advances. I was just thinking the other day that my kids have never listened to a cassette tape in the car....
The world is full of endless opportunity for them -- and it's so important for us to let them know that!
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