As a mother to two boys, I often think about how the choices my husband and I make during their childhood will effect the men they become. I want my boys to grow up learning to be gentlemen, while accepting women as their equals. I want them to be kind and accepting, but never to be perceived as weak. I want them to be confident, without being arrogant. There are many more things I want and envision for them, but most importantly, I want them to be happy, and always feel loved beyond measure.
Being a parent is the best kind of hard there is. There are thousands of blogs and articles out there representing this. Through my personal experience, I've realized that being the best parent to my sons, means being the best me that I can be. This does not always come easy for me. I fall prey to laziness, selfishness, anxieties and greed more often than not. I've decided to blog in an effort to find peace with myself... To create a better relationship with myself...to be kinder to myself...to challenge myself to be better, and to take moments out of everyday to appreciate the joy, and document it. I want my boys to be able to look back and see how wonderful they have made this life for me... For us. Children have the incredible talent to make a routine day extraordinary... If they can't remember some of these days, I want them to be able to look back and see the joy they have filled the world around them with.
Jamal and I have recently experienced some difficult life events, which have been an unfortunate reminder that each day on this earth is not promised. And while that mere fact terrifies me and is a source of many anxieties for me (and I am sure every other human being on this planet), I want this blog to serve as a reminder of how great each day has been.
This will be my personal outlet, but I invite our family and friends to read along and communicate with us through this arena. I am a blog reader and lover. Unlike many of the blogs I follow, my photos will be imperfect, my house a mess, and I will rarely be a fashion maven. But I hope that if you stumble across this space, a piece of it will bring you happiness.
And to my main man and my two little men... Thank you for choosing me. I love our life.
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