Worth It

I talk a lot about work/motherhood balance. How it tears at me and rips me from one direction to the other and back again. What I should talk about more is the example I set, and what my children see.

This might have been the best Mother’s Day gift I could get.

Omg too cute

13 thoughts on “Worth It

  1. Karen Cohen

    Wonderful! Smart and perceptive girl. Save it for the teenage years. I love to go back and read the Mother’s Day cards and crafts my kids made for me. Really helps when times get tough. Frequently read the essay, “Why I Have the Best Mom” my middle child wrote in 7th grade when he was 17 and 18. Helped.

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  3. kim.hormone-colored days

    Best. Present. Ever.

    When my son was in preschool his lovely moms list included a comment that I stomp my foot when I get mad (which I never realized until that moment, but now that he’s older he does, too). You’d think the lovely preschool teacher who was writing down his words could have maybe edited a bit.

    Agree with Karen to save for the teen years!
    .-= kim.hormone-colored days´s last blog ..Funding for Gifted Education =-.

  4. Queen of Spain Post author

    I can top that Kim! One of the kids in H’s class wrote about her mom – a non drinking vegan – saying she likes to drink alcohol and eat chicken nuggets!!!! lol no editing there either!

  5. Karen

    It is worth it! If my children did a similar project, for my job, they would probably say all I do is hike in the woods and take photos. (I work at a summer camp.)
    .-= Karen´s last blog ..Spring has sprung =-.

  6. Amy from Resourceful Mommy

    Lately in my house we’ve had a lot of this conversation:
    “I don’t think I should be working. Why did I think taking care of the kids wasn’t enough?”
    Then my brilliant, funny daughter will say something at the dinner table like this:
    “When I grow up I might become a veterinarian. Or a mom.”
    OR?
    Things like that make me happy that smart, brilliant women like you are making a new path, one without “either” and “or.” Rock on!
    (and Emma also wrote in school that salad is my favorite food – did she miss the chocolate?!)

  7. Bryony Boxer

    I think our kids don’t see it the way we do. We suffer so much guilt when they in fact benefit from having strong, independent mothers. Especially our girls.

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