I Love Being A Mother

“In a child's eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe.”
― N.K. Jemisin

The other day, I posted a picture of my daughter and I. Beneath the picture, I wrote "I never knew what love was until God gave me a piece of heaven.....my daughter." It's crazy how a woman can carry a child for 9 months, deal with the pain of being kicked, contractions, morning sickness and labor and after that, get back to her daily duties. My daughter has been a blessing in my life. My life has changed in such a positive way. I have become more mature and more determined to follow my dreams. When I feel like giving up, I look at her and keep going because I know that she looks up to me and wants to do everything I do.

My daughter was born on my 21st birthday. While everyone goes out and parties when they hit 21, I was in the hospital about to go into labor. I wouldn't have it any other way though. Sharing my birthday with my daughter makes me feel really special and we have so much of a bond. I believe God blessed me with a child to give me responsibility because Lord knows how irresponsible I was before she came. I don't know where I would be if she (my daughter) wasn't around.

Being a parent is such a wonderful feeling. It's hard to explain. I could be upset throughout the entire day but when I pick my daughter up from school and see her smiley face, everything I was upset about is forgotten. I make sure I spend lots of quality time with her and teach her the facts of life so when she gets older, she will know right from wrong. A parents job is never done though.......As children get older, they start to experience life and sometimes make bad decisions. That's where us parents come in. To help them and teach them again.

As I am getting older, I am noticing that the younger generation is not being brought up how I was being raised. Things have definitely changed. Children went from playing Tag and Hide and Go Seek to Bullying, video taping fights and imitating what they see on TV. We as parents need to work harder as far as raising our kids. It is not the teachers, pastors or anyone else's responsibility to train up your child in the way they should go......that is all of YOUR responsibility. We need to stop letting our children watch so much TV and be more involved. I want my daughter to be the best and in order for her to be the best, someone has to be there and encourage her. That's where I come in.

My friends who don't have kids ask me how I cam manage being a full time employee, a mother and an entrepreneur. It's all about time management.....and being a super woman *wink* ;-). I wouldn't ask to be anything else than a mother. It makes me proud to know that I have a mini me who looks up to me. Makes me want to work 10 times as hard. When she gets older, I want her to say that the person who she looked up to the most was me. That would make my life completed. I can then give myself a pat on the back and say "job well done Markesha."

I love being a mother <3