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| What Is A "Real Mom?" (And What Isn't) Being real is� o Discovering who you are and being who you are. o Knowing what matters most in mothering. o Determining what's most important in your season of life. o Trying to do what is most important and right, not just what FEELS the best at the moment. o Recognizing the difference between good should's and bad should's. (Good should: " I should try to stop yelling at my children." Bad should: "I should be able to keep my children happy.") Being real is not� o Giving up on growing and changing as a person. o Being selfish or self centered. o Thinking your way is the right and only way. o Being rude or rotten or inconsiderate of other's feelings or needs. |
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| "You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." (John 8:32) |
| Throughout the year we will be discussing what it is to be a "Real Mom". We will have guest speakers and discussion topics relating to various issues of being a "Real Mom". |
| The Myths of Motherhood Most of us pretend that we don't hurt as much as we really do. Or that what we have satisfies more than it really does. We continually hide behind carefully constructed masks, such as these: Mask of Happiness Mask of Busyness Mask of Silence Mask of Denial Hiding behind a mask doesn't make the feelings go away. A mask only covers up the feelings that are still there. The truth is, there's a better way, and the better way is to replace the masks and myths with truth, which frees us to be real. |
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| Connections Leadership Magazine - July 2002 |