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Teeter Totter ~ Finding a Balance Between Me-Hood and Motherhood
Gender: female Date of Birth: January 01, 1973 Member Since: September 11, 2007 Last Signed In: March 19, 2010 Blog Views: 16591 Send To A Friend Sign Guestbook Add as a Friend
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My husband has been away on a business trip this week and once again I find myself in awe of single mothers. How they can work full time, support themselves and their child(ren), plus the house, shopping, cooking, homework, ear lender, night tucker, mother and father is beyond my comprehension. Being without my husband this week has been like trying to paint with my toes…Hard. I thought I would feel more liberated. I thought I would have urges to eat badly (well, ok I did do that a little bit), hang out with my friends, and do things I don’t do when he’s around. I realized however that what I do when he’s around is hang out with him… something I really enjoy and miss. What was nice this week was being on my own clock (as much as a mother can be.) I didn’t realize before quite how much time I spend every day anticipating my husband’s needs. Doing laundry, dishes, shopping, cooking, planning… it’s all to make his day easier (since he works full time and I don’t.) This week however we went to the store to only get what we needed that night and the next… we ate when we were hungry and I didn’t sweat it if that was later, or early. I went to bed when I was tired and watched TV till I didn’t want to anymore (an old Cary Grant movie called I’ve missed him every day however and the loneliness I feel isn’t filled by Pillsbury Orange Rolls or time with Cary Grant. I can honestly say that I don’t miss being single at all, but will hold onto my renewed respect and admiration for anyone who gets the job done for herself and her family regardless of having a partner to help share the load or not. 3 comments from 3 users
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posted by
Mama26
on Feb 13, 2009 at 12:18 AM
love this one great blog, as usual :)
posted by
creatress
on Feb 13, 2009 at 07:23 AM
Thanks Mama26. That means a lot to me coming from you!
posted by
hmoeckli
on Feb 14, 2009 at 01:44 PM
I deal with a lot of single parents as a teacher, and my own mother was one for several years. I am blown away by how difficult it must be. I struggle to balance everything as it is, and I have a great partner. I cannot imagine doing it on my own.
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