The
Dangers of Being a Stay-at-Home Mom
We
all have dreams of what it will be like to be a “Mom.” We can’t wait to hold our new little one in
our arms… to love them, bathe them, feed
them, raise them. Remember the first
time you held your baby and what you thought?
There you are, most likely in the
hospital, and the nurse sets your precious one in your arms. It is such a precious moment – one you will
never forget. But then . . . . you get them
home. The feeding, pooping, puking,
crying… it doesn’t stop. It is nothing
you could ever imagine.
Hear
me… It’s not that you stop loving them or wish you didn’t have them. It is just way more challenging than one
could ever imagine. I remember after my
kids were born looking forward to the day I could get caught up on my
sleep! Or, wear an outfit without snot
smeared across my shoulder or baby spit-up smell on me. You survive the infancy months and you find
yourself dreaming of the time they sleep through the night, the day they get
out of diapers, and that day they go to school so you might have a moment to
yourself. These are things we all think
of, but at times, are afraid to admit.
The
truth is, you would never change your life because you love what you have. Its just that there were some things you
could never anticipate. Like . . . the “danger”
of being a stay-at-home mom. I’m
guessing the idea of “danger” never entered your mind when you thought about
being at home with your child. I truly
believe that being a stay-at-home mom is a noble calling. But then, it becomes your life... and, well…
it’s not what you totally expected.
There is no time to yourself.
Nothing ever stops. Getting a
shower becomes one of your greatest challenges.
You struggle feeling like a maid more than a mom. You feel under appreciated. You feel like what you contribute isn’t as
important as what your husband does because he brings home the paycheck. Over time, you slowly feel like you are
losing who you are.
The
challenge is, there is no way to measure or determine if you are successful or
being good at what you do. How could you? It isn’t until our kids move out and go on to
have a successful life that we learn if our effort made a difference. That is a long way away. In the meantime, you are forced to live with
the myriad of feelings that a stay-at-home Mom deals with… and those feelings
are intense, challenging, important, and often-times, overwhelming.
There
are real and serious dangers to being a stay-at-home Mom. I want you to know you are not alone! There are tools I want to give you to
confront those dangers and allow you to be the best at what you do. Please join me for my next webinar, “The
Dangers of Being a SuperMom,” March 20th at 6 pm or March 21st at 10am Mountain time. You won’t want to
miss it… And… You deserve it!
Webinar Details
1. This time there is a $10.00 attendance fee that can be paid securely through PayPal.
2. Use the button provided below to pay. Once your payment has cleared a registration page will appear. If it doesn't please email me and let me know at kristi@find-my-way.com
3.On this page there are easy step by step instructions about how to register and sign up for the event.
Tuesday March 20, 2012 @ 6PM MST
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