So, here I am with my very first post. I can't believe it. Actually, I can. My primary motivation for doing this has to do with the lofty goal that maybe I will actually be able to connect with other moms out there in the metro DC area. Like me. Ha, ha - how cliche is that? It's true, though. I am a planner to the nth degree but the one thing I wasn't quite prepared for when I became a mom was that, aside from it being the hardest and most important job in the world (and I already knew that part!), I didn't quite realize that it can also be the loneliest job out there. I mean, really. When I worked full-time for seven years prior to becoming a mom, we had these beautiful things called annual reviews. My boss would sit down with me and we'd talk about my strengths, weaknesses, and oh, by the way, here's a nice little salary adjustment to compensate you for your hard work.
There's nothing like that in modern motherhood.
I would assume that by the time you know you've screwed your kid up, it's too late to take corrective action to fix things. I say this as a parent to three very young children - oldest girl is almost 5 years old, middle boy is 2 years old, and the littlest lady is 7 months old. So, I still have a lot of time to screw things up. Eeeks. And this is all without the added pressure of raising Muslim children in a primarily Judao-Christian environment. Oh, man. More stress... I have to stop now.
ps - Oh yeah. The quote above is from Jacqueline Kennedy.
