“Just like there are many ways of being a woman and there are many ways of raising a happy person. “
I recently read this quote from an interview I did with a 40-something woman. She was from South America, moved here in her twenties and built a successful career in architecture. I always find her perspective on life, love and work refreshing. Married since her twenties, she had a child later in life and his happy with her decisions. On becoming a mom in her late thirties.
“I enjoy having a child later in life. Most women who have children later have to plan for it. It is a decision. It has to be something you want. You are not following someone expectations anymore. I find that I get to enjoy an entire part of myself that doesn’t really get applied to other things.”
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“People say you have to have a lot of energy. Yes for one or two years it is a lot of energy and but it is different when you have one child versus two or three. I have so much compassion for moms who are just starting out and have two or three children.”
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“When you have one child, every one in the family performs a role. You have more dedicated time with your child…fewer distractions. The older / late parent of one child has a lot of advantages but people don’t think about the advantages at first. They think “oh no he’s not going to have sister or brother”. But there is a lot you have to gain too from that type of relationship too.
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“There is no one type that is the sign of a super mom. We cherish one role model in America but there are just so many ways. Just like there are many ways of being a woman and there are many ways of raising a happy person. “
To all the different types of moms, and to all the different ways of being a daughter ….Happy Mother’s Day!