Taking on the Responsibility of Being a stay at home mom

Being a stay at home mom has tremendous benefits and rewards that will be cherished for a lifetime by you and your child. It's a known fact that the beginning years of your child's life will leave memories forever etched in your mind and they have been proven through research to be the most critical years in shaping the way your child learn, act and think as a human being. In those first few years the information that your child take in will serve as the building blocks for years to come. Their lives, their characters and their destinies will be determined by the way you act, teach, live and love. This is an amazing opportunity to help your child grow into the life of humanity; however, it comes with the irreplaceable duty of responsibility.

It's natural for you to have an important role in the life of your child from day one as a mother, provider and teacher. You will take the duty of responsibility and wear it as a badge of honor. Everything conceivable will be meticulously done to insure that your child follows your footsteps. There will be times in which things will appear to be overwhelming but you will stay the course because it's not all about you anymore, it's about teaching, developing, nurturing and loving someone without measure. But you must always bear in mind that your child is nothing without you, and a strong you can be of better use than a weak you.

Mother's who have experience at this can bear witness to the fact, that many mothers make the damaging mistake of neglecting themselves to care for their child. Even though your child will need you every step of the way in his/her early years, you must remain a mother to yourself as well. Besides being a mother, you are also a woman and every woman was created to be a thinking, self-reliant, spiritual human beings with needs of her own. Yes, your child will place a big burden upon you but God will not place a burden on you greater than you have strength to bear.

It will be smart and wise of you to take some time and set it aside for you to reflect upon what you are doing for yourself since the arrival of the child, and be honest and fair to yourself, as a stay at home mom. This time that you set aside can be used to gather your thoughts, spend time with friends and to just relax while the baby spends time with other family members. Go get your hair done, have a manicure done and go out with the father and discuss future plans. The point is to not get yourself caught up in tending to your child while neglecting yourself.

This is what you call "me time" because the focus is on your needs, wants and wishes. Take advantage of your child's nap time by making it a time to read a book, watch a movie or just reflect upon life in general, but be careful not to fall in a state of depression which will never take place if you exercise your right as a woman with needs as well.

by Jason Bobich