Comments on: Being Mommy http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/ Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:41:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: dee http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/comment-page-1/#comment-1926 dee Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:23:00 +0000 http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/#comment-1926 @Tami - This is why I love blogging-the reassurance that I'm not the only one feeling this way! @Tami – This is why I love blogging-the reassurance that I’m not the only one feeling this way!

]]> By: Tami http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/comment-page-1/#comment-1925 Tami Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:06:55 +0000 http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/#comment-1925 I think you must have jumped into my brain and typed out the contents of it because this blog is EXACTLY how I feel. Mommyhood is the greatest thing in the world - but it's a hard balancing act with everything else. Thank you for putting that so eloquently into words and know that you are not alone in your thinking. Amen! I think you must have jumped into my brain and typed out the contents of it because this blog is EXACTLY how I feel. Mommyhood is the greatest thing in the world – but it’s a hard balancing act with everything else. Thank you for putting that so eloquently into words and know that you are not alone in your thinking. Amen!

]]> By: dee http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/comment-page-1/#comment-1924 dee Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:55:25 +0000 http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/#comment-1924 @Heather - Yes, it is easy to feel guilty for talking about the negative parts of motherhood. The trick is not to dwell on it for too long. So glad you stopped by! @Heather – Yes, it is easy to feel guilty for talking about the negative parts of motherhood. The trick is not to dwell on it for too long.
So glad you stopped by!

]]> By: dee http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 dee Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:50:57 +0000 http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/#comment-1923 @Sherry - It is definitely hard to juggle-whether you are at home or not. I find myself staying up way later than I should at night just so I can have a few minutes to myself. I know my mother had a lot of the same feeling I have because we have discussed it. It also makes me realize why she did some of the things she did when I was growing up! @Sherry – It is definitely hard to juggle-whether you are at home or not. I find myself staying up way later than I should at night just so I can have a few minutes to myself. I know my mother had a lot of the same feeling I have because we have discussed it. It also makes me realize why she did some of the things she did when I was growing up!

]]> By: dee http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/comment-page-1/#comment-1922 dee Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:47:22 +0000 http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/#comment-1922 @Dana B - Yes, those little faces definitely make it worth it! @Dana B – Yes, those little faces definitely make it worth it!

]]> By: Heather http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/comment-page-1/#comment-1921 Heather Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:20:51 +0000 http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/#comment-1921 I stumbled here via that "more from blogher" below the ads. Love your honesty and can so relate to your feelings. I don't work outside the home, but really respect those that do for all the reasons you speak of. I don't know that any of us can master the balance. Of being mom. And being ourselves too. It just is a really hard thing. You do feel guilty if you say anything negative, but you're right, there are pros and cons to everything. And it's quite clear how heavily you lean toward focusing on the pros. The way you speak of your love for your kids is inspiring! Happy to have found you! I stumbled here via that “more from blogher” below the ads.
Love your honesty and can so relate to your feelings. I don’t work outside the home, but really respect those that do for all the reasons you speak of.
I don’t know that any of us can master the balance. Of being mom. And being ourselves too. It just is a really hard thing.
You do feel guilty if you say anything negative, but you’re right, there are pros and cons to everything. And it’s quite clear how heavily you lean toward focusing on the pros. The way you speak of your love for your kids is inspiring!
Happy to have found you!

]]> By: Sherry http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/comment-page-1/#comment-1920 Sherry Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:05:11 +0000 http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/#comment-1920 I hear you completely. I'm at home but alas, I work from home so I find I'm constantly juggling work, housework, kids, and in the process I am the one who gets dropped. I have to really work hard at making time for me to just be ME and not Sherry The Freelancer or Sherry The Maid, or even Mom. It makes me wonder what sort of feelings my mother had. I hear you completely. I’m at home but alas, I work from home so I find I’m constantly juggling work, housework, kids, and in the process I am the one who gets dropped. I have to really work hard at making time for me to just be ME and not Sherry The Freelancer or Sherry The Maid, or even Mom.

It makes me wonder what sort of feelings my mother had.

]]> By: Dana B. http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/comment-page-1/#comment-1919 Dana B. Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:42:23 +0000 http://www.voicesinmymind.com/2008/07/31/being-mommy/#comment-1919 I know how you feel, I love motherhood but you do lose yourself along the way. It seems there are days that everyone wants a piece of me and that I end up with nothing left at the end of the day. But one look at my adorable 2 1/2 year old helps me remember it was so worth it! I know how you feel, I love motherhood but you do lose yourself along the way. It seems there are days that everyone wants a piece of me and that I end up with nothing left at the end of the day. But one look at my adorable 2 1/2 year old helps me remember it was so worth it!

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