Wednesday, July 22, 2009
So sick of being defined only as Mom.
I am a mom and very proud of it. I love my children and being with them is truly the highlight of my day. Second only to being with them is being without them. I cherish my alone time crave it almost as much as I crave our together time.
But I am not only a mom I amso many other things. As are so many other Moms. Yet everywhere I look everything is trying to define me as a MOM. Mom bloggers, mom stores, mom jeans, mom restaurants, icky mom shirts with cutesy pictures like a glass of wine and the slogan "mom juice". Funny, yes but do I really want to wear that?
When all this Mom stuff first started I thought it was great. How cool to be thought of as cool because I'm a mom. But please now I am OVER IT!
I want to be defined as a women, a runner, an artist, a homeowner, a car owner, and oh yeah I am also a mom.
Does that make me a bad mom? If I'm still taking care of my kids exactly the same way I would be if I was wearing my Mommy T with my Mommy bumper sticker, drinking my Mommy drink, then no my parenting is not tied to my product placement.
I'm proud for my children to see me as me, not some general female group of moms.
I'm proud to be a Mom. But please don't send me that on a shirt.
But I am not only a mom I amso many other things. As are so many other Moms. Yet everywhere I look everything is trying to define me as a MOM. Mom bloggers, mom stores, mom jeans, mom restaurants, icky mom shirts with cutesy pictures like a glass of wine and the slogan "mom juice". Funny, yes but do I really want to wear that?
When all this Mom stuff first started I thought it was great. How cool to be thought of as cool because I'm a mom. But please now I am OVER IT!
I want to be defined as a women, a runner, an artist, a homeowner, a car owner, and oh yeah I am also a mom.
Does that make me a bad mom? If I'm still taking care of my kids exactly the same way I would be if I was wearing my Mommy T with my Mommy bumper sticker, drinking my Mommy drink, then no my parenting is not tied to my product placement.
I'm proud for my children to see me as me, not some general female group of moms.
I'm proud to be a Mom. But please don't send me that on a shirt.
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