Fruits and Veggies of Life

 My children are nearly at their pre-teen stages of life- while, the gifts of motherhood are abundant I'm blessed with the opportunity to witness my children grow according to  foundations I had instilled. From a mother's point of view, appropriate attention of care: 

How to love

How to care for oneself

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, the ability to care for two small children at the age of 21 made me sad not because I had children, but because of what surrounded the relationship my children was conceived. I wasn't able to run off with my friends as I once did. I wasn't able to have conversations 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 for set hours of a day. 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 has been full of rewards. I watched my children started as blabbing, drooling, goo-goo-gaa bundle of joys to curious, questioning, adventurous pre-teens. My memorable moments taught my children how to walk, talk, catch, moresoover hold a spoon because those milestones were all part of the motor gross skills; however, the developmental stage to normal accuracy was a learned tool that I discovered was a life hack. The developmental stage was like observation of a planted garden in a glass lab from seed to sprout. I Harvested what I invested my time in. 

Motherhood in a nutshell is a garden! Fruits and Veggies of life.

What is your motherhood in a nutshell? 

TTYL,

MommyNMeTours 💋