Fruits and Veggies of Life

 While, my children are nearly at their pre-teen stages of life the gifts of motherhood are abundant. I'm blessed with the opportunity to see my children grow from foundations I have instilled in them from a small person point of view, such as: 

How to love

How to care for themselves 

How to articulate their feelings 

How to communicate 

How to get through one day to the next 

My motherhood has been quite a journey as it has required me to grow as a person. My circle of friends changed because some friends did not have children. My world became demanding. When I had children it was no longer just about me. I'll admit, at times caring for two small children at the age of 21 made me sad not because I had children, but because of who, what, when, and how. I wasn't able to run off with my friends as I once did. I wasn't able to have normal conversations over the phone without babies crying in the background. Sometimes I had to put the person on hold to quickly care for babies who depended solely on me. I remember feeling hopeless in having my children because it wasn't how I envisioned or planned. Nevertheless, I am honored and blessed to be their Mom. 

A lot of times when I discuss how unhappy I was with how I spent my twenty's, people automatically hint at, "that's your fault." Or, "you had a choice." The reality of that is harsh. Especially hearing it from a person's mouth. In my younger years I lived as if I was invincible. I had all my years ahead of me, I'm young, is what I thought to myself everyday I woke up. I'm still young, now in my thirty's, however I'm much more aware of my choices as I navigate life.     

Motherhood for me is full of rewards. I get to watch my children who started off as blabbing, drooling, goo-goo gaa bundle of joys to curious, questioning, adventurous small people. My favorite and will be most memorable moments are teaching my children how to walk, talk, catch, hold a spoon because those milestones were all part of motor gross skills; however, the developement stage to normal accuracy was a learning tool that is life satisfying. It's like planting a garden from scratch and seeing the vegetables sprout from the ground. How exciting is that! To harvest what one's time is invested in. 

Motherhood for me is like a garden! Fruits and Veggies of life.

What is your motherhood in a nutshell? 

TTYL,

MommyNMeTours 💋

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