Mom and Me - The Eternal Struggle

As a mom, do you ever feel like it's all about the kids. We do everything for them. We were put here on this earth to be their mothers. We work 24/7 being Mom. We don't get sick days. We keep the house orderly. We prepare the meals (for those of us that can cook anyways). We make sure the kids get their homework assignments finished. We get into a routine in which every decision we make revolves around the kids and their schedules. There are so many aspects of being "Mom" that sometimes, you feel like you lost yourself - the person you were before you became a Mom. The Momadonna's realize this and make it a point to make sure we remember our personal identities.

Punk and The Professional go dancing. They really like to dance. All the Momadonna's like to dance in fact, but these two LIKE LIKE to dance (the meaning of "Like Like" will be explained another time).

Bitch escapes by going to school to be a nurse. She also religiously makes mani/pedi appointments. Once in a great while, a special treat, all the Momadonna's get away by having a spa day!

The Ringleader in particular was tired of feeling like she was "just" a mom. To combat this feeling, she took up running. She uses running to get out of the house, and be...herself. Last year she and her Accessory started doing Ragnar Relay Races-overnight races. Ringleader must enlist in the help of her family, as well as the other Momadonna's, to help her with the children so that she can do these races - without the kids.

Recently, Ringleader and her Accessory were "stranded" in paradise. They flew to Miami and ran (yes ran) 197 miles to Key West. They got stranded. Really! All flights were cancelled and they were stuck there - without kids - for an entire seven days! Now while this may seem enjoyable, and OH IT WAS (ask Ringleader), she very quickly realized that she missed her "Mom" role. She wanted her kids - she was done "not" being mom.

The Momadonna's feel it's very important and very healthy to remember that while we may do everything for our kids, and while we may be referred to as "so and so's mom" more often than to our own names, MOM'S NEED THEIR TIME too! Demand a balance in your life and devote at least .1% of your time to doing something that is just for you because we all know that the other 99.9% goes to being a mom. Do it. You will be a happier mom for it! - Just don't step out of the role for to long, or you may really start to miss what made you a Mom in the first place.