Title: Mother, Mommy, Mama, Mom or MOM!
Hours: 24/7
Salary: None, Zip, Zero, Zilch, Nada
Benefits: Lots of hugs, kisses, pieces of art, comic relief...
Experience: Beneficial, but not required
Responsibilities: See below
- Cook (high level of sophistication not required; just edible)
- Bake (high in sugar preferred)
- Nurse (must be able to provide care of various illnesses and injuries, like kissing boo boo's, bandaging, shoveling medicines...)
- Clean (entire house including windows, kids, pets, clothes...even unidentifiable things)
- Manage family's bodily fluids (enough said)
- Laundry (spot, wash, dry, fold/hang, put away, then repeat, then repeat...)
- Cheerleader (at sports, school work, road trips, potty training ...)
- Provide Discipline ("this hurts me more than it hurts you")
- Teach (you name it and you're going to have to teach it...)
- Play (you name it and you'll be asked to play it...)
- Chauffeur (provide transportation anywhere and everywhere you, the kids or hubby need to go...in, buckle, unbuckle, out, in, buckle, unbuckle, out....)
- Repair (be able to handle small repairs, especially if it's a toy)
- Story teller (read books to them anytime during the day, especially at bedtime; be prepared to read the same book(s) over and over again)
- Ruin all fun for the kids (one thing all Moms do)
- Provide admin support (for self & family -- pay bills, make calls...)
- Special Occasion Coordinator (remember all family/friend birthdays and holidays, AND plan, decorate, cook, buy gift/card, do thank you's...)
- Interior Designer (be able to decorate your home to look like a million bucks but not spend it)
- Volunteer (provide assistance in various activities your family is involved with, and yes, still no pay)
- Friend (be your children's friend when they want you to be, which will vary based on mood and age)
- Nurture (help your children to grow into the best they can be, including being a Christian)
- Be a Constant (be there in the good times and the bad, a soft place to fall, stability)
- Other duties as assigned (be prepared to do anything, at anytime...the buck stops here)
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A couple weeks ago, I was talking to a couple of my friends who had sick kids and was reminded of the many roles we mothers have, some fun, some not so much. Wonder why we are so tired at the end of the day? Here's the few roles we fulfill as mothers. There are so many more, but I ran out of steam. This doesn't even include the roles we have as wives, friends, etc...
And, BTW, I love you friends that are going through this journey of motherhood with me -- laughter, tears, pride, frustration, love, exhaustion... Momma Wolg
