Haus Frau
Have you ever had a moment of perfect clarity? A moment when all the pieces seem to *click* right into place and there it is; the big picture? Staring you right in the face when previously there was only a muddled blur?
My moment came unexpectedly. I wasn’t on a Vision Quest or deep into Psycho Analysis. I was folding my fifth load of laundry yesterday. Towels, to be exact. Standing there, mid-fold, it hit me: I’m happy.
That’s it. Pure and simple. I’m happy.
Five years ago, if I had been given a glimpse ahead in time to this day, I would have insisted that things were Very Wrong indeed. I would have stomped my feet and demanded to know how I end up in such a predicament so that I could avoid it at all costs. I never had the ambition to be a housewife/stay-at-home mom. I liked having money and shopping and being able to do what I wanted when I wanted. I liked going out for drinks after work and being obnoxious with my friends. I certainly never saw myself as married with a child and in charge of taking care of our home.
Surprisingly, my new life fits like a well worn glove. I don’t miss the extra money or the material things. I don’t miss the after work drinks. I have the opportunity gift of being able to show my family that I love them in a thousand different ways each day. I can give them a clean home, freshly laundered clothes, a packed lunch and a warm dinner. I am The Mom. And I couldn’t be happier.
Filed under: uncategorized on February 26th, 2007
It really is a great place to be! A mom and a wife…that’s you!
Huggs
Theresa
Erica, people grow and change and you have changed, for the better I think.
Good thing we can’t see the future. *G*
Warm hugs,
Paul.
I think it is indeed a good thing we can’t see the future. I wanted to be thirty before I had kids, and here I am, not even twenty-three yet and expecting my second. I would have looked at this future and said, “I’m going to be barefoot and pregnant?!” But it’s actually okay. I’m actually glad.
People do change to some extent once they find someone with whom they would like to have the “white picket fence” scenario, I guess!
And what a wonderful feeling being a mom is! I loved it so much, I stayed at home for 7 & a half years!! After that, I suffered a major brain fart that caused me to think that I needed to “find myself”. I “thought” I was more than a maid, chauffeur & cook…boy was I ever stupid!! Now I am all of those things and more…a working mom…ugh! Can we turn back time?? I wanna go back to the best feeling in the world…being a great mom & wife 100% of the time instead of the half asses mom & wife I am now…:( Enjoy it MOM! You deserve to feel great!!