Friday, January 25, 2013

The mom compliment??


Is it a Compliment?

I’ve been given the compliment (a few times, by various friends & family) “you would have been a great mom.”  While I know they (friends and family) mean well and truly mean it as a compliment, my feelings are always a little bruised after it is said.

It was always in my plan to have my own kids and to have quite a few -- I wanted a house full (not 2 or 3).  Sometimes things just don’t work out the way we dream and scheme them out when we are younger.  So I borrow my niece and my friend’s children when I feel the need to be mommy (and I hope they don’t mind).  I also became a teacher; I’ve adopted lots of children in my heart and mind.  The children that come into my life are ‘my children.’ 

Oh, and I still want children of my very own… what the heck I’m only 40!  As long as my body keeps working I’d still have kids…

Yes, I’ll take it as a compliment!