How has motherhood changed you?
August 31, 2006
Today on the show life coach Julie Nathanielsz and I talk about how the birth and parenting experiences can be a catalyst for growth and change in a woman’s life, and how making conscious choices can be so empowering.
How has giving birth and raising kids changed you? I would love to hear about it!
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Motherhood had changed me in ways that I can’t even describe. I have become such a passionte advocate for attachment parenting since becoming a mother and my children have taught me how to love so deep and to give of myself in so many ways that I didn’t know I could give.
Motherhood has also changed me in learning how to live in the moment and to cherish the last times that I think my children will be doing something….such as breastfeeding, co-sleeping, or needing my help to push them on a swing. Those are the little moments I forget. I tend to remember their firsts at things in life but to think about the last time they might ever do something again in their life is such a moment to cherish and hold onto.
Wow, motherhood has changed me radically. It showed me (and still shows me, unfortunately) just how selfish I am.
It also shows me how deeply I can love – sometimes just thinking about the wonder of my kids makes me cry.
Motherhood has opened new doors of discovery, lots of spontaneous laughter, and a deep sense of wonder that the hand of God created such wonderful beings out of the love I have for my husband. They are miracles of joy and delight.
Motherhood is teaching me, slowly, how to slow down and live in the moment. I tend to live much of my life in the future. Children – even my teenager, bless him – are teaching me to slow down and love the moment. It’s a great adventure!
Darlene Hull
http://www.mom-defrazzler.com
I’ve only been a mom for almost a year now, but I’ve been transformed as a human being. I’m going to cheat and paste what I wrote in my blog about it, since it accurately captures what I feel:
I keep going back to the thought that I always assumed motherhood would be a great experience, but I never thought far along enough to think that it could make me rediscover the world, or give me a new appreciation for everything I value, or make me see myself in a whole new light. I never imagined the courage I would find in my son, or that I would become more honest with myself, more willing to take risks (real risks, not crappy things I’ve done in the past that were half-hearted attempts at being risks), less quick to get angry, less vengeful. I feel like a whole new person, and I can only credit tiny Max for it. I don’t know where this came from, and I don’t know how my transformation will continue to develop. But it’s happening, and every day I have a moment where I realize that I’m not who I was even nine months ago.