Self-Contentment – Being More Than Just Mom More Than Just Mom - Finding Self-Contentment

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Self-contentment… remember what that feels like? Do you remember who you were before you had kids? Do you remember what you loved to do and the things that brought you joy? As a single mom I know that for many years I felt like there was nothing more to me than just being Mom. It was a feeling that is hard to nail down sometimes. The best way I can describe it is a sort of hollow feeling inside. Like there is a part of you that just isn't there anymore. All those things that I used to do, that brought me happiness, I simply stopped doing after my kids were born. Because I was a single mom with little to no help, it just seemed impossible. There was no way I would have the time or energy to work on self-contentment. I had kids to feed, boo-boo's to patch up, clothes to wash, events to drive to, homework to help with, doctor's appointments… There was no TIME for anything more, and even if there was time – I was too damn tired to try and do it. ‘I'll do that later. When the kids are older.' But something happened, […]

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