2013-2014 September Blog Post: Becoming a parent and a MOPS member

This being the first discussion post of the year I would like to preface by saying these posts are rooted from personal experiences, meaning views and statements may differ from fellow MOPS members from time to time as we are all individuals with different backgrounds, values and life experiences. The purpose of the blog is to fulfill the newsletter portion of our MOPS chapter. I also plan on posting synopsis's from parenting resources, helpful tips, recipes and so on. I encourage you to read the posts and respond to share experiences and knowledge from one mother to another.

Welcome to MOPS. We are wives and now mothers, the chapter that changed my life and my husbands’ life the most would be the later. Our courtship was like the relationships we experienced before with other possible suitors or partners. We exchanged phone numbers, went on numerous dates, we were introduced to friends and family until finally we acknowledged that this was something more than before. That this relationship was going to go to a higher level of commitment, marriage.

In stark contrast, when becoming parents there had been no practice relationships, no serious trial and error. Even having experienced countless hours of babysitting, being a daycare provider and eventually a teacher, nothing could have prepared me for being a parent. Becoming a mother changed every descriptive characteristic I could ramble about myself. For example before babies if someone had asked if I had good reflexes I would reply ah no but now with children I have amazing reflexes. The only down side is my reflexes only work for my children so if I am holding my son and trip on something somehow I always manage to get my bearings, sans son I would most likely kiss the ground.

I love coming to MOPS and meeting for play dates because when I get a chance to talk with my new peer group, mothers, we get lost in conversation and it is very cathartic. I think our discussions about what we would and would never do for our children are some of the most caring and thought provoking talks I have ever had. These talks provide me with resources, validation and inspiration. 

This being the first blog post of the 2013-2014 MOPS’ calendar I welcome you to post experiences when you first became a mom or how you’re life as a mom is currently.