Happy [belated] New Year! While I took a hiatus from blogging I must say I’ve missed writing. I continue to journal, yet my time away from Momma Daisy was one to refresh and regroup and a little me time.
As 2021 begins to unfold, it has been a busy first two months. Apple Cheeks is looking at the end stretch of a long year of high school – a first year of high school that was so out-of-the-norm for Apple and her classmates. But she managed to manage. It wasn’t easy. No matter how we reconstructed her bedroom to a classroom – there were moments of interference and flat out burn-out from a lot of screen time. No matter how we look at how our lives have changed daily – we know this lifestyle change will come to an end and we will embrace the new normal.
My Zoom book club has come to an end until September. I miss my book club gals. I miss the interaction even though we were behind our laptop screens. But having a glass of wine or a cup of tea Wednesday’s were made for socializing. Most importantly I miss being with my friends, family and my neighbors in person.
During our last meeting, we talked about what it’s like being a parent. This had nothing to do with the book we were discussing for the past six months. [giggling] Being a mother is like no other job you have on your resume. You don’t graduate with a masters or doctorate and come out with the knowledge of how to guide and protect. You certainly learn from your own mother, but not everyone had the opportunity to have basic Motherhood 101. I had the opportunity but one thing is for sure I was asleep during a few classes. Or perhaps I skipped the lesson on not losing your mind while raising teenagers. The Superhero word was thrown around and it hit me……I am no superHERo. What the heck is a superhero mom anyway?
Is it appropriate to associate oneself with a fictional character with superhuman powers? I’m shrugging my shoulders even now when I think about the title Superhero. I’ll take a pass on that superhuman, thank you. If I were to be a superhero and one with great power, then my first task would be to heal the world of hate, take pain away from children and animals who are suffering and remove all homelessness across the globe. See…..it’s impossible for me to be a superhero because those task are out of my reach. What I can do is spread the word for love, show love, be love, donate and participate in outreach programs through my church or community.
What I can do is be selfless.
I’m just a mom that happens to have the ability to teach and guide my own children while they are home – and when they move from the nest continue to guide them while the lessons take on a different [life] curriculum. My children know their mom is no superhero. They know who I am and they know exactly my superhuman abilities. If there is anything I want to give my children it’s the lesson on being strong within who you are. No matter what your weakness is – you will have ten times the strength of any superhero.
Be you.
Momma Daisy*