quitting moms
By cherigucchi
@cherigucchi (14876)
Philippines
March 11, 2013 11:25pm CST
Have you ever thought quitting from being a Mom? This is such a ridiculous question, isn't it?
Sometimes when we are so much stress with the demands of being a mom, and then we make jokes like wanting to quit. But I tell you moms out there, even if you look at our children's birth certificates, we cannot find any expiration date from being a mom!! But I love being a mom! I love my children so much no matter how difficult they are most of the times. They are my source of strength, hope and motivation and as well as stress and depressions! Nevertheless, being a mom has also some rewards that cannot be exchanged with any material thing in this world. Agree??
7 responses
@sissy15 (12300)
• United States
16 Mar 13
I have made countless jokes about parenting as a whole. I make jokes about my kid and how much it sucks sometimes, but I would never trade any of it for anything. I laugh and make jokes because sometimes it gets hard and that's how I get through it. I have a friend who says I should give talks to High schools because I sound like a walking contraceptive at times when I talk about my kid, but I don't regret having my son nor would I take back any of it. It's not an easy job and I think anyone who wants a kid should know that. It's not fair to bring a child into the world and then suddenly decide one day you don't want to be a mother anymore. No matter how much I joke I don't have a single regret about having my son. He wasn't planned, but I would do it all again to get the wonderful little boy that is my son. The good will always far outweigh the bad. I mean as a mother we all have days where we are all stressed out and I'm sure sometimes some of us want to cry. My joking is how I've always dealt with stress one of those if I didn't laugh I'd cry things. I could not imagine not being a mom, nor would I ever want to have to imagine it.
@sissy15 (12300)
• United States
17 Mar 13
Yup, it's all part of the package. You take the bad with the good, but the good will always outweigh the bad. You can't take from one to give to the other, you have to accept things the way they are and just trust that the good is always going to outweigh the bad. I wouldn't trade any moment I've had with my child good or bad. As those moments shape both me and my son to make who we are. I can only hope that my son will always feel loved and as long as he does then I am doing my job.
@cherigucchi (14876)
• Philippines
17 Mar 13
I guess those stressing time that all of us go through in the name of parenting or being a mom come with that package and of course I believe that we cannot bargain our children from anything else in this world.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
13 Mar 13
When I am tired and kids could be demanding for a lot of things, that is when my temper goes off. I would tell them that I need a break and might one day just fled for a much awaited vacation. But of course, it never happens. Even though how much I might be mad at them sometimes for not helping me out, still I could not just be mad at them and pretend that I do not care coz being a mom, it is impossible not to care at all. We always have a heart for kids, even if they weren't our own.
@cherigucchi (14876)
• Philippines
14 Mar 13
All moms, I believe has her own breaking point. Considering the fact that we have more responsibilities than our partner are reasons enough for us to reach a saturation point. Nevertheless, when it comes to our kids, we always have our ways in keeping our sanity most of the time because our love is stronger than anger and frustrations to the point of giving up or quitting.
@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
14 Mar 13
True! A mom will always be a mom no matter what. She can divorce her husband and forever forget about his existence, but a child, no matter how bad he has turned out will always be welcomed back by a mother.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
20 Mar 13
There definitely have been times that I've really wanted to not be a mom for a few days because the stresses get to me and I also find that I just want a break from the routine that is my life.
However, I know that when I signed on as a mother on December 4, 2002, it was a contract that I was signing for life. There are times that I will go out and do things that get me away from the kids for a while, but I always come home to them and pick up where I left off.
@cherigucchi (14876)
• Philippines
20 Mar 13
I guess a lot of moms like us feel that at one point in our lives but of course at the end of each day, our love for our children weigh bigger than any stress we are having dealing with them. Anyway at times like that we can find a way of releasing that stress and give ourselves a break not to point of quitting...true, the contract that we signed when they were born was for lifetime!
Cheer up, great mom!
@mrswhitfield (2044)
• Indonesia
13 Mar 13
It is one of my big dream, to be a mom I am so sad when I watching TV and there is a news about young mom who killed her baby because she could not afford to buy milk for the baby, or mother who selling her baby to other family. I will never let my baby go once I have the chance to become a mom. It is the greates pleasure for me if I have the chance
@roshigo58 (4859)
• Pune, India
14 Mar 13
Hi,
My wife haven't said like this anytime. You also tell this when there is so much stress and you are just joking. Because no mother can quit her duty towards her children. Even if children make mistakes she forgive them and teach good things to make her children good human being.
@cherigucchi (14876)
• Philippines
16 Mar 13
Of course this is just a joke! I do that sometimes too and my kids just laugh at me because they know it is not true and they even joked back, "sorry mom, you just cannot do that the same thing we can't!"
@cecilmedz (55)
• Philippines
13 Mar 13
I married at young age, we don't have that much earnings when we get settled. And eventually we have to double our time in order to have a good income to support our children. But one thing for me that I didn't regret is becoming a Mom to my three kids. They are my treasures that I have right now. They are the reasons why we have to strive hard. It's good that becoming a mom doesn't have expiration because I can't live without them.
@leateagee (3667)
• China
12 Mar 13
. I am a new month. To be exact, exactly 22 day old mom. This has never crossed my mind. I don't think it will ever cross my mind. There are a lot of stress but our children are the love and life of our life. I am enjoying every moment I have with my daughter. I feel tired too but whenever she respond to my coos I feel so happy and relieved from tiredness.