Even in this day and age, I want to be a mom who stays home with my kids. I don't want to be sending them to someone else for the precious moments of the first years of their lives. I know that there are people who have to do that, and it's not a choice, and I'm totally not downing that. But for me, if I at all have the option, I want to be a stay-at-home mom.
I want to be there for the runny noses, scraped knees, potty training, sticky kisses, first steps, first words, first day of school, warm homemade cookies fresh out of the oven after school, PTA meetings, broken hearts, hurt feelings, new friends... I don't want to leave any of that to someone else. I know I won't be a perfect mom, and as much as I wish, I know my kids and I won't have a perfect relationship. I mean, my mom tried, and look at our relationship. It's not horrible, but it's definitely not super close either. But regardless of whether or not they take advantage of it, I want to be there.
And someday, God willing, I will be.
infinite || abyss