Hey Fellow Steemians :)

A few of you know I am a stay-at-home mom/housewife. I love it and I am very thankful towards my hardworking and awesome husband that I am able to be at home raising our two boys. I am homeschooling my eldest, we only started this year but we are enjoying it so far.

In all honesty, even though I love my life as it is, there are moments I wonder WHO I AM outside of being a mother and a wife, yes sometimes the disdain in other people's eyes or tone voice gets to me when I tell them I am a stay-at-home mom. My life as it is with my kids keeps me busy, not much time for anything else (except Steemit when I get some me-time), so I don't practice any hobbies I would like to spend some time on.

I Love taking Photos

So how do I compromise?
Lots and lots of family pictures, a few odd ones here and there too, but seriously, my youngest is not even a year yet and I am close to 2000 pictures of him alone hahaha!

I Love Traveling

How do I compromise?
Make the most of the weekends with your family and far away visits to family. Take note of your surroundings and make a few extra stops along the way.

I Love Singing

What do I do?
I don't care if I sound like a choir of cats, I enjoy it and my kids enjoy me singing them lullabies till they fall asleep or us just being silly by singing and dancing, having fun together and creating memories.

Love Reading and Writing

How do I compromise?
Steemit obviously HAHA! No seriously, I can't remember how long it has been since I held a book or enjoyed even the smell of it, but being on Steemit reading about other people and conversing gives me some grown up time. And I am no novelist or a good writer, but I enjoy it.

Family is very Important to Me

My mother passed away when I was 2 years old, oddly I remember the day, but I went to live with my mother's mom, my grandmother, and she was very old fashioned, so when my father was abusive during visits I was surprised my gran didn't chase him with a rolling pin. I was the only child between my mom and father, but at my father's side I have 2 half brothers and a half sister, and on my mom's side I have one of each as well. But I did not know them growing up, and that we are all grown up, it is hard to build that relationship with them, I always wanted that sibling bond.

I may not always get a long all the time with all of my family members, we all know the in-law struggles (it's fine now), uncles and aunts who get on your last nerve or cousins you lose touch with, but whenever given the opportunity I would always try to mend bridges if possible, otherwise rather keep at arms length if they just mean trouble for my marriage of children.

But my husband and kids are what is most important to me. We went through hell and back, but we made it together and came out stronger, wiser, and closer than before.

So in the end even though people may look down at me for not having their achievements or what they think a modern woman should be doing in life, I have my own achievements, they call me mom and wife and their unconditional love is priceless, and my life is not over yet anyway!

Everybody has a moment to think "What If", it doesn't mean they have any regrets.

With Love,
@the-housewife aka Bekkie

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