Much of my time is spent thinking about pregnant ladies, being a mom, and what everyone else thinks about those things too. It is a lot to sort through.
I have noticed some people think having kids will somehow stop you from reaching your career goals, or even life goals. I've heard you can't travel with kids, you can't do this or that with kids and ultimately they just weigh you down.
Then there are people who do have kids. And some of them think you must raise them a certain way. They either think a good mom is a stay at home mom or a good mom works outside the home. There are Moms who are for breastfeeding, but only if you do it alone where nobody can see you. And there are Moms who encourage breastfeeding in whatever way your child needs. There are the Moms for Co-sleeping and Moms against. The list goes on.
So far, I have concluded that everyone has their own strong willed opinion on just about everything to do with kids. What is a girl to do?
I hope that someday when I become a mother, no matter what I do, I hope that I will have the confidence to believe in myself as a mother. Everyone is a critic, and I am one of those girls who lets that stuff get to me.
I know that there will be people who don't agree with my choices, and I hope that I will respect their way of doing things too. I refuse to be a judgmental or mean mommy.
I hope that I am like a lot of Moms I know. Like my sisters and my own momma! Quick to lend a helping hand and a word of encouragement.
Also I hope I embrace pregnancy. So many women in my life are pregnant, and I know it's really hard, but I pray that I have a good attitude about it.
In other news, I have two new beautiful nephews!
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