Mothering during the Summer

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Mom with three kids "Summertime and the livin' is easy..." -Gershwin It's summertime and the living is supposed to be easy. My summer has been anything but.  It's had cloudy days, tearful nights. And questions, lots of questions. It has had lies and betrayals. And relationships that have eroded beyond repair. It has brought me to my knees. And, it has required profound resolve to remember life's true meaning just to make it through. And  required the maturity to do what is right despite what I may be feeling. It has been a lot. It has been incredibly hard. And, it has taught me that I am incapable of being broken. So, even though summertime ain't been easy, this life is to be celebrated. Because like Gloria Gaynor, "I will survive!" And, I have. I am even thriving.
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The Working Mom’s Credo

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As working moms we bear the burden of carrying our families on our backs. Indeed, this life is exquisite yet excruciating. Part of the reason it is so hard is because of the inequities at home and at work. While those inequities may make us weary, we can never give up.

The Working Mom’s Credo

I have delivered life in the midst of strife. 

I have carried a family on my back without compliment only flack. 

I have been mischaracterized as cold, disrespected, lied to and called old.

I have performed childcare duties as if I were the only one only to be ridiculed for not being "fun".

I have pulled a rabbit out of a hat many times keeping my head high despite being maligned. 

Doing the hard work regardless of how I may feel 

But just because I'm magic doesn't mean I'm not real.

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