I Was Born To Be A Mom... And I LOVE It

Some people are born salesmen. Some are born rock stars. I was born to be a mom.  I have been a businesswoman longer than I have been a mom and self-employed since the 1970s. 

As much as I love the challenges of business, in my heart, I am a mom.

My Greatest Desire Was To Be A Mom

My mother was quite ill when I was born and from a very young age, I learned how to care for the sick. I was her legs -- running little errands for her when she could not. I was her eyes - reading to her for hours when her head pain would not permit it.

I was her friend who cuddled with her to make her feel better. When the suffering was too intense, I was asked to leave the room so she could rest. I would leave, crying. I needed to make her better - thus my need to fix everything was born.

My greatest desire when I 'grew up' was to be a mom. Imagine what it was like to hear these words from three different specialists when I was in my twenties. 

"I am so sorry but there is not one chance in one million that you will ever bear children. If we don't do a hysterectomy, you will surely die." 

By now you have figured out that I'm neither dead nor barren. My wish came true.  I'm a mom to a beautiful daughter and son.

What Makes You A Mom?

In addition to my children calling me mom, a lot of other people do as well. Although I got a kick out of it when I was 'mom' to all my teen-aged daughter's friends, it didn't stop there. 

People only a few years younger than me started calling me Mom. Sometimes when I am in a store and hear someone call out "Mom..." I go running to see who needs me. 

It's especially embarrassing when I reach the child before their mother does!

Why do people call me Mom?  Don't know.  Don't care.  What I do know is when someone needs to talk to someone about an intimate problem, I get a phone call.

When someone needs a shoulder to cry on, I get a phone call. When life becomes overwhelming or trauma strikes, I get a phone call. I have learned how to listen. I know how to hug. I cry when someone hurts and shout for joy when they win. Isn't this what being a mom is really about?

During the years I homeschooled my children and also ran my home-based business, I was often asked "What do you do?"  I could have responded by sharing something about my business but I loved this response instead.  

"I am responsible for creating an environment of love, joy, peace, beauty, and order in my home.  I am training future citizens of America.  What do you do?"  

Were You Born To Be A Mom?

And as every woman who loves being a mom would tell you  -- I would do ANYthing for my kids.  I would go ANYwhere to protect them.  I was born a mom.

This same desire to nurture extends to dogs and over the past few decades, my husband, daughter, and I have rescued dozens of pets from certain death to a life where they were loved and nurtured to health.