Uncommon Courage

[trollbabyfeet]

It takes courage to be a mom. Not just a stay-at-home mom, but any kind of mom. There are battles that I fight every day - some with outside forces, some within my own home, and some within myself. Those battles require courage: to stay true to my decisions and my convictions rather than surrender to the status quo. I don't mean to suggest that I'm

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Life Lessons

[towertheatre]

Beautiful piece, Lady. I am so grateful that you have the internet and this blog (and some real, live friends!) so you know you are not alone. That's very important. I had my babies in '68 and '71 and all I had was Dr. Spock (no--not from Star Trek--he was the foremost {only] "authority" on child-raising). His book helped a tiny bit, but I still felt awfully alone most of the time. And then I think about my mother. She was miles from her family when she had me in 1943 (her 1st child) and she had almost no support to help her make the parental decisions. One "friend" told her it would spoil me if she held me while I was fed so every bottle I drank was propped on a pillow beside me on my bed. How sad for me because I'm sure I needed to be cuddled--but how sad for HER because I was her first and, knowing my mother, she ached to hold me. You're doing a fine job, I'm sure. And it isn't any easier than it was in 1943 because child-rearing ain't gonna get any easier no matter what year it is. Just hang in there. You'll make it!