Reblogging this one! Enjoy!
Why is it that it’s the year 2012 and yet sometimes I feel like I’ve been transported back to the mid-90’s? It’s not the latest fashion trends. It’s definitely not the music. And it’s not even the fact that today I spotted at least 3 women (4, if you include me) at the grocery store sporting “The Rachel.”
After careful observation, I have concluded that mommyhood is basically high school all over again. You know, the time in your life when you’re desperately searching to find out who you are and where you most fit in.
In high school, we had the jocks, preps, punks, popular, dramas, nerds, grunge (yes, grunge).
In mommyhood, we have the working moms, stay-at-home moms, soccer moms, helicopter moms, tiger moms, crunchy moms, yoga moms, yada yada yada. And just like in high school where I floated from clique to clique…
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There’s one more point I’d like to add to your wonderful posting. Honoring who you are by not changing in order to fit into one of the many cliques sends a STRONG message to your kids. They learn through the most powerful way, modeling, that they too can be themselves and that’s a wonderful message to pass on.
Cheers!