Moms are superheros

It really is true...moms are superheros! I'm not saying that because I'm a mom now. It is just that because I'm a mom now I realize it. We (the human race as a whole) truly takes moms for granted.  Now, everyone's experience is different but think about this - the woman carries the baby for 9 months (technically 10), goes through all that pain and uncomfortableness that comes along with it, potentially sacrifices her lifestyle (for good reason), gives birth (or has it delivered through c-section) - which results in some part of her body being "destroyed"...ok, ok.. "compromised", becomes a human feeding machine and pacifier, and as a whole, becomes a slave to this little creature resulting in severely sleep-less nights causing her to look (and feel) like a walking zombie). Major run- on sentence? ya I know.... it is a result of the above! ha!

Mom's love their babies more than anything in the whole world - and because of that they will do anything and everything for them. Now, I am speaking for some women here because I realize this is a modern world and this isn't the case for everyone, but I realized how becoming a mom can (and has for me) totally change your value system and overall lifestyle. I for the most part consider myself to be a "modern woman" and there is no arguing I am stubborn; however, I will admit I have partly conformed to the ways of the "stay at home" which is a love/hate relationship for me.  This also brings me back to how moms are superheros.  I stay at home all week with my newborn baby taking care to his every waking (and sleeping) need - as a good mom should (...take care of their needs that is) while my husband works. Now, my husband is gone hunting and I'm doing the same thing. Cooking supper, cleaning the house (while I can), keeping the woodstove stocked up, taking care of the baby, taking care of the dogs, doing the grocery shopping ... surfing the internet :p   It seems a little old-school to me just saying it out-loud, seeing how many women today are working moms... but F*ck it! It's hard work! Being a stay-at-home-mom IS work! Those people that say otherwise either haven't done it, or are completely insane. The moms that take care of their children AND go to work also (without the care of a nanny) - amen to them too!  Let's face it! It's damn hard living in this crazy world today with inflated prices on one income. Especially with the prices of diapers and formula.

I feel like I am going on a super rant now.. so let me finish off by summing this up.

Mom's are AWESOME. Be thankful for your mom! Appreciate all the hard work she has done. She had to put up with your cranky, crying, shitty ass for months (or perhaps years! lol) because she loved you! It was really hard work but she didn't give up because she Loves You!  So anytime you hear someone say that being a "stay at home mom" isn't a full-time job -straighten them out!

...oh! and be thankful for all those great Dad's out there too - some of them deserve some credit :P


Love, Stacey