I am not a mother. But hey! I have a mother! A wonderful mother, at that. And I have so many friends on
Facebook who are moms, so I thought I’d write a collaborating post dedicated to moms! I want this post to connect with moms young and old because I feel like life is all about connection! Enjoy the post and I hope your
children are happy and healthy (as are you)!
People on this post:
-Courtney
-Rona
-Corrynn
-Brianna
1) How many kids do you have and what are the age (s)?
Courtney: “2 spunky little boys. Ages 3 & 4"
Rona: "I have two kids. Zoe is 8 and Henry is 6"
Corrynn: “3 ages 10-16 (the teenage years are here) lol”
Brianna: “1 kid, she's 22 months old”
2) What are the best parts of being a mom?
Courtney: “Teaching them new things and learning their growing personalities.”
Rona: “I would say the unconditional love you're receiving from them. You give birth and you nurture them and you raise them what you feel is best and you see them grow up and
become these amazing young human beings and you always have to pinch yourself like "have I really created this amazing little human being"?”
Corrynn: “Best parts are being with my kids and seeing me in the things they do.”
Brianna: “I love that having a kid has taught me things I didn't know about myself and I learned what love really is. I love waking up to her sweet voice in the morning, I love
being there for all her firsts her rolling/steps/words. I love how fearless she is always wanting to try something new and that when she needs help I'm the first person she comes to. The best part is knowing that I'm her
protector and her doctor, if something scares her she yells my name first and I can kiss all the booboos away.”
3) What are the hardest parts of being a mom?
Courtney: “ATTITUDE”
Rona: “Def. the self doubt of 'am I doing it right'? You will have moments where you def. will get confirmation that your efforts
have been perfectly right but then you also have moments where you're just pulling your hair out and you're questioning all you have done and do and if it is the right way or approach.”
Corrynn: “Hardest parts are not knowing whose got good advice and not being able to fix everything for your kid.”
Brianna: “The hardest part of being a mom for
me is that I'm a single mom and I'm always so tired but there's never a moment to rest. I can't shower, do laundry, cook a meal or even poop alone, not even if I wanted to. Also your friend group changes. I had
dozens of people I talked to on a daily basis before I got pregnant but now that I have a baby I'm lucky if I talk to one adult that's my friend during the day.”
4) Is there things you do as a mom that you wouldn’t have thought you’d be doing before having kids? For example, dislodging things from noses or taking kids to tons
of activities?
Courtney: “Poop. Just poop. Everywhere”
Rona: “One thing I know has changed my thought process a ton is going to the grocery store and hearing another kid scream... before having kids I always thought 'poor kid'
but now I would love to go to that kid and tell him or her to get his or her act together and be appreciative and nice to his/ her mother or father lol... Wiping butts and noses and smelling odor.. you just grow into it. You're losing also a lot more privacy during child birth where I thought I would feel so uncomfortable
but when you're in the moment you just don't care... you just let it all happen and go for the ride.”
Corrynn: “Before I became a mom I had no idea how much poop they make or how cute they can be even when "baking a cake" using your cell phone, oil, eggs, and flour in their
toy chest.”
Brianna: “I never thought I would have to tell someone to keep their clothes on so much, I swear I can't leave the room without her getting naked sometimes. Same thing with boobs I constantly have to tell her to keep her hands out of my shirt. She even grabs other people's sometimes and I just apologize like 'sorry my kid groped you'. Surrounding myself
with mom friends, friends that only have other kids because they get what it's like.”
5) Share a fun fact about YOURSELF!
Courtney: “I love photography”
Rona: “I would say I'm a very fun filled person, always out and about. I try to start the day always very positive and not rushed so everyone can have a great start into the day.
I like to have things in order and I'm very organized but I would say I'm a fun mom. I love to cook and bake and dance and I am a very active person.”
Corrynn: “I can burp the alphabet and my kids can't (Not for lack of trying)”
Brianna: “Before having a kid I thought I knew who I was and that I had my shit together. Now that I have a kid my life's a mess in so many ways but when I look in the mirror I see
the world's strongest woman.”
Thank you SO much to these amazing women! And I just want to apologize to the women who didn't make it into this post. I had such a big reaction when I asked for help for this post that I couldn't fit everyone! You all are still wonderful! Thank you.
