A Grown Up Mom
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer....wait, did you mean what do I get paid for? Oh, that. I'm a medical document specialist and medical biller. |
| Introduction | Currently the mother of three young adults (a son and two daughters) who somehow managed to survive me being their mom. If you distract me and then ask me my age, I will answer "27." (My son is 29 so....that's what we are working with here.) I began working from home when I had three kids under the age of 5 long before it was the pandemic thing to do. Married for 30 years (also somewhat of a miracle). I write about what it is like when the switch is flipped and American society expects you to stop being a mom and to be totally okay with one of the hugest adjustments a woman can go through all the while being misunderstood and yes even mocked (many times) for struggling to find my emotional footing as my kids grew and flew the nest. That's what I'm here for. To prove that anyone can raise productive members of society, be friends with the adults kids and that it is more than okay to miss the days when they were young while still looking forward and defining what our personal paths will look like now. |
| Interests | Searching the past 53 years of my life for every single thing I said or did wrong with my kids and then beating myself up about it. Oh, and also Netflix. |
| Favorite movies | Steel Magnolias. Don't EVEN get me started or I will either talk your ear off about how I inserted myself into the real-life story or I will recite the movie word for word. Your choice. I'm good with either one. |
| Favorite music | "Alexa, play the 70s music channel...." or "Alexa, play the Dave Matthews Band Channel." |
| Favorite books | I will read any book that the person in my book club whose turn it is to choose has told me to read. There are so many good ones and my favorite book is always the one I am currently reading. |