I used to be an extremely career driven person and thought that nothing would stop me from reaching my goals – then I had a baby. My goals have completely changed. Don’t get me wrong I still want things for myself. I want to be educated and have a career that makes a difference in people’s lives. I don’t necessarily want to be considered only as a mother but rather as a well rounded woman. I admire the women who can make it all work – who can have a career, and a family and manage to keep everything in order.
But right now I’m loving staying home with my little boy and I feel like I am able to give him all the attention I want to. I am especially blessed that I can continue my schooling at the same time. I still have dreams and goals but they have been kind of put on hold for the moment. At times I feel like I’m being the woman that feminist’s resent- I’m not pushing on for the cause of women. I like that today though it’s our individual choice to be a stay at home mom, it’s not something that is expected of you. When I tell people what I am doing these days most people act surprised or comment on how lucky I am that I get to spend time with my son. I am truly thankful for the opportunity. I think we women need to support each other in all of our endeavors. We truly can do anything. I hope one day when I graduate I can have everything together- the career and the family.
