Blog 7

This week in our readings, we read about "mothering". This is a subject that interests me because I am a mother. I think that being a mother is the best thing that will ever happen to me. I know that it is the most important thing that I will ever do. I know the readings say that little girls grow up with the expectation to be a mother and a wife. I do not feel like I grew up like that. I did grow up wanting to be a mother one day, but I did not feel like I had to. Same goes for marriage. I, as a mother, am expected to do certain things. I am expected to be good to my kids. I am expected to make sure they have food on the table and that they have a healthy life. There are many more expectations for a mother. All which I am happy to make sure are done. I am like other womaen though. Now that my children are getting older and starting to go into school one at a time, I want to find a career outside of the home. I want to work outside the home. I want to find a job that makes me as happy as being a mother. I am sure that there is nothing that will even come close, but I am sure that I can find something that makes me happy. I want my kids to grow up being proud of who their mother is. I want them all to know that you can work outside the home or you can work in your home. I want them to know that they are both admirable choices!