Fifteen Years Ago…Family
Ξ August 25th, 2009 | → 3 Comments | ∇ me me me |
I was torn about family. My mom was married at 17 and had me at 19, and I enjoyed having a younger mom. So I knew I wanted to get married after college.
Like right after. I thought 23 was the perfect age to get married. Part of me didn’t want kids. I thought a mom should stay home with her kids, and didn’t think I was cut out for that. But if I did have them, I wanted two, and for sure wanted to be done having them before I was 30.
And now?
I’m a SAHHM. A stay at home homeschooling mom.
How did that happen?
I have three kids, not two, although I did have them before 30. But we might have more.
I did get married after college. Well, three days after I finished grad school!
I was 23.
But only God could have made it so that I not only love staying at home, but I may never return to the workforce outside of the house. I plan on homeschooling throughout the high school years, and after that I would love to be available to other young moms and families. To be able to help and support and babysit children and bring meals when moms are sick.
My Beachbody coaching is starting to take off in ways I never really imagined, and I am now getting paid weekly for basically exercising regularly and talking to others about exercising.
How could I have imagined enjoying any of this 15 years ago?
How does your family situation look compared to what you used to imagine?
on August 26th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Never thought I would have 4 kids. My best friend had 4 in her family and I thought her house was insane. No way did I want that kind of noise all the time! — Now I love the noise. I almost cannot function when it’s quiet.
Never thought I would teach. I hated teaching! — Now, actually, I still hate teaching. But I love learning together with my kids.
Never thought I would be a military wife either. I lived in the same town until college and loved that. — Now I cannot imagine staying in one place.
on August 26th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Well, for starters, until my sophomore year of college, I had never babysat a child. I had NO desire to get married. I was in college in Nashville, trying to get into the recording industry – I wanted to be a tour manager for a band and travel all.the.time.
That summer brought me home and a family at our church needed a “housekeeper” a week after accepting the job, the mom asked me to watch the kids 4 days a week too. I told her that I’d never watched a child in my life, she shrugged it off and said I’d be fine. So, one Monday, I started watching the children – ages 2, 5, 8, and 10 years. I was scared out of my mind…
I came home thinking, ok, so maybe ONE kid wouldn’t be that bad.
By the end of the summer, I had met the man who is now my husband, we have 2 children (ages 1 and 2) and are praying and hoping for more (who knows how many more, we both want atleast 5 total, if not more). And I too am a SAHM…
Didn’t see THAT one 15 years ago…or 6 for that matter, lol
on August 27th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Well, for starters, I certainly didnt see ahving my first child at 16. That was a shocker. I always wanted to be an interior designer. I loved anything to do with drafting and design. Didn’t care a lick about being married or having a family
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Now I’m married to a Marine, sahm with 2 boys and secretly hoping to convince him for atleast one more (a girl would be nice). I dont know why in the world i wanted to interior design, can’t stand it now. Still love drafting and design. NO real goals anymore either, still working on that one