The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together. ~Erma Bombeck
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Domestic Goddesses - Feel the Power!
Before mom left, she made all of us girls fabulous aprons, and when I put that apron on I truly feel like a domestic goddess! "I feel pretty. Oh so pretty. I feel pretty and witty and bright." And life really seems to become something out of a musical, which the girls LOVE.
The girls and I have been having a lot of fun in the kitchen; whipping up homemade yummies for all to enjoy. I have found I really do enjoy being home and taking care of my family. And it is good for me, I have found a balance lately of giving myself to them, and then being able to go out and have some grown up time too. On Monday nights, I find myself saying as I head out the door to dance class, "Now enjoy your meal, I made it with lots of love, and help your Daddy out by cleaning up".
When I was in college, working on my women's study minor, I thought a strong woman went out into the world and showed those men what she could do. My motto was, "What you(implying men) can do, I can do better". And that worked to some extent for awhile. But I was always comparing myself to what a man could do, which somehow defeated the whole purpose of trying to make me feel strong. Then when we adopted the girls, I thought I had to show them how to be strong women by example. Only what that did to me was make me stressed and frazzled (not such a great role model).
So I took a week, and stepped out of my current life; found what really made me who I was. When I came home, I knew I could be strong, loving, traditional, and a good role model. Everybody told me these things, but I couldn't grasp it until I was ready. Life is good right now, I have been cooking, sewing, creating, dancing, and getting out and about. And I am look forward to raising some strong, independent, self-assured girls, leading by example.
~ Thanks mom.
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