Today I did a lot of thinking despite having a busy day.
It was one of those epiphany moments. Let me explain.
I'm the the older sibling. Second to oldest cousin on one side and oldest cousin on the other.
Then, I became a mother at 17 and and aunt at 18. I went on to have four kids and five nieces and nephews and still took my role as older sibling and cousin very seriously.
Today I realized that while being an older sibling, cousin and mother is so rewarding, is also doesn't define who I am. I discovered that even though I'm a stay at home parent, I deserve to have the other side of me, whomever that may be, to exist as well.
I'm a mother, sister and cousin. But I'm also me. Who am I? I don't even know. I understand fully now that I have a lot of self discovering to do. I have so much inside me that is dying to get out. I am ready to say, hello world. I'm me. And this is who I am.
Pep talk today is - never lose yourself amongst all the chaos family and parenthood brings and if you do, please, find the time to re-discover yourself. Because its great to be needed and loved but its also really great to be able to say, 'hi, world. Im me and THIS is who I am'
Dig deep parents. You're in there.
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