So Much More!

Motherhood entails so much more than I imagined. We cherish all the precious moments of our child’s life. We watch and help them through their days and continue to nurture throughout their milestones. Motherhood is full of experiences. It requires making changes, determination, patience, compassion and a lifetime of support.

Mothers are not only the ladies who love and care for their children. They serve as teachers, mentors, a friend, and like a consultant or advisor to their child. Being a mother is a very important role. It can truly affect the outcome of a child’s overall life, making it a very crucial role to fulfill. Throughout my child’s life and during motherhood, I have realized a lot. I have truly taken in every aspect of being a mother. I am a full-time mother. I care about details, the experiences, and the overall outcome.

We know children must be nurtured and require constant care. Being a mother is being on call every minute of every day for your child. It is granting every request, wish, desire, or explaining why you can not while supporting them as much as possible. Being a mother is sometimes doing what needs completed or worked on instead of what we had wanted. Motherhood isn’t about putting ourselves first. Which goes against what we are taught to do. Which would be to put ourselves first, ironically.

During motherhood we are constantly going over what we already know but what your child needs to understand. Teaching our children is definitely crucial. So, we are explaining and teaching most of the day. We teach with our words and actions alike. During my teaching experiences throughout motherhood, I realized something. I realized that I didn’t have everything all figured out. So, I was learning and realizing more as I was teaching my own child. Teaching gave me more clarity and a better understanding of my child’s development. Working together makes a huge difference in the whole family’s life. The mother is an essential integral part of the family unit.

Personally, motherhood is an experience I had never considered. I hadn’t given it any thought to personally take on myself before I had become pregnant. That wasn’t my role and needless to say I was very surprised. I had quickly prepared myself and gotten everything ready. I already knew how to be nurturing and to care for others, but being the mom is way more intense. I did naturally know what to do most of the time. So, the whole process of my child’s life has been a remarkable experience for us both. It has made me utilize skills that I wouldn’t have normally used and address issues I wouldn’t have addressed if I hadn’t been a mother. It definitely changed the direction of my life’s course. My personal development was delayed 10 years. My daughter is ahead in life though compared to my childhood. I do for her what I had wanted done for myself in my life. I raise her and have explained why our life is the way it is. I also explained that I am the example to learn from. I explained the generational curse has been broken and we have excelled. Though I never expected to be a mother, I believe it has made me a more in-depth person who vocalizes more. Before motherhood, I didn’t explain much. It has also taken me through situations that I thought I’d never revisit.

Teaching my daughter, raising her, traveling and mentoring her has truly been full of experiences. I have sung to her and taught her to sing. She has a beautiful voice. I taught her to speak and how to make clicking sounds too. Then I taught her to crawl and walk. She taught herself how to ride a power wheel backwards. I was surprised. We ask and answer questions. We dance, we learn, we explore and so much more. Motherhood entails so much more.