'I’m sure the seven-year-old me meant it as a tribute to my mom, idolizing her as a superhero.'
It showed a cartoon mommy cleaning, cooking, and doing laundry. And nowhere in my drawing did it indicate that mommies write novels, heal patients, design buildings, make art, or invent things.Moms keep their family’s universe functioning. We manage the orbits, deflect the meteors, and maintain good standing with otherIt’s a heavy job — nearly invisible, like many things in the universe. In fact, I’d liken the mom’s responsibilities to that of gravity. We don’t notice it until it’s not there.
As I’m learning to lighten more of my universal load, I’ve come across a few truths and revelations on how we could evolve the future of motherhood.Yes, I’m generalizing. And yes, I also find it to be true more often than not. The feeling of universal overwhelm can be daily experience — its effects ever-present and intertwined through your very existence. It’s impossible to sum it up in a one-time message. Even to a loving and receptive partner.Revelation #2: Sharing my hobbies and pursuits with my kids lets them see that I do more than cook and clean.It’s healthy for our kids to know they are not the CENTER of this universe, but yet a functioning part. One element of many.
It’s hard to ask a four-year-old to clear his plate off the table, knowing that he will drop his water bottle, spill the sauce off the edge of his plate, and leave a trail of crumbs from the table to the sink. But we all start somewhere.
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