My Babies Are My Everything!

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<p>I have heard that you should never live solely for your children.  ;I think this statement is jaded by people that have never had children. The advice I&#8217;ve heard is to not let life pass you by while raising your children.  ;In my opinion, if you are &#8220;living&#8221; in each moment you won&#8217;t.</p>



<p>I&#8217;m a Mama and have been since the moment I knew I was pregnant with my daughter. My friends at the time were not parents and many were finishing college and starting careers. I was doing the same, only now I had a little one ;to bring along with me. From the very beginning, my life changed. I knew the type of life I wanted to build for us and I knew the goals I wanted for myself. I had plans and they didn&#8217;t include much of what my friends (at the time) were doing. So I lost a lot of ;people along the way.</p>



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<p>I took my daughter EVERYWHERE with me. If it wasn&#8217;t a <a href="https://abreak4mommy.com/category/family-fun/">kid friendly </a>event and my mom couldn&#8217;t babysit for us chances were, I wasn&#8217;t going. She and I became so close, like peas in a pod. She needed me as much as I needed her. </p>



<p>While people around me were partying and buying fancy cars, I was working on establishing better credit and learning about school districts. Parenting was one of those things that came naturally to me. It&#8217;s interesting because prior to motherhood, I&#8217;d never imaged myself with a child. I&#8217;d always see myself as a single gal living in New York working on marketing campaigns or some hotshot pediatrician driving the latest sports car.</p>



<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">I knew eventually I wanted to get a second degree and thought it would be best to pursue that while she was still small. I also knew she wanted a sibling, but I wanted to devote all my time to her and my career goal to that would have to wait. </span></p>



<p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">I pushed on for years doing the things I wanted to do and always putting her first. Making sure she got the best education possible, devoting my spare time to her activities, but ensuring I had time to study. I wrote a plan for us both. </span>She is my motivation, inspiration, and sacrifice. A sacrifice for greatness. Motherhood has been one of the best aspects of my life.</p>



<p>When the timing was just right we decided to have her little brother. His birth has shined and inspired a different direction to my life. Now I&#8217;m writing a new plan, a playbook so to speak. The game is a little different now. I&#8217;m older, more settled, everything isn&#8217;t so urgent. My daughter&#8217;s goals are more focused. </p>



<div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter"><a href="https://abreak4mommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1125.jpg"><img src="https://abreak4mommy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/IMG_1125.jpg" alt="my babies are my world 2014" class="wp-image-162"/></a><figcaption>My babies: Jasmine 11 yrs, Carter 1 week 9/27/14</figcaption></figure></div>



<p>She is more vocal on her future career path and mommy hears that, so I tailor our lifestyle to meet everyone&#8217;s needs including my own. Before my children I was a good woman becoming great. Since having my children I&#8217;ve become an awesome woman. I have learned in the past few years if I&#8217;m not happy, my entire household is unhappy. I have to take care of my needs to be strong for my husband and our children.</p>



<p>My babies have never stopped me from living and I think that is a misconception that some people have about parenting.</p>


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<p>Take each moment as a day to learn something new, travel your city if you don&#8217;t have a lot of money. Cook a new dish if you can&#8217;t always dine out. Create a family movie if you can&#8217;t go to the theater. Life is about making memories. </p>



<p>I say wholeheartedly my babies are my everything. I embrace being a mother and when I have my life to look back at, I will have no regrets. The things that make me happy are taking care of each one of them. I will have accomplished my aspirations with my babies by side. If this is wrong, then I will just live in my upside down world because from this angle it feels beautiful!</p>



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<p>If this is wrong, then I will just live in my upside down world because from this angle it feels beautiful!</p>
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