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I’M NOT WHO I WANTED TO BE

Posted by on Aug 12, 2009 in Personal | 7 comments

G42QUESTION: What did you want to be when you were growing up? What are you now?

I am loving this question because what I wanted to be when I was in middle school/high school isn’t even close to what I am now. I think that when we are young, we have a plan for our life. That plan usually doesn’t leave room for mistakes, or “natural” life occurrences. It’s basically perfect, and I know all to well, that life will throw a wrench in your game at the last minute.

In high school, I wanted to be a lawyer. I didn’t have any plans on getting married. I didn’t want any children. I wanted to be this high level attorney, with a big house and a little fluffy white dog. I was strictly career minded.

Now ten years, one divorce, four children and an engagement later you can see that I am nowhere near who I assumed I wanted to be.

I am a SAHM/WAHM mom to four boys and I don’t even like dogs. I spend most of my days loving on the family that ten years ago I didn’t even want to be here. I spend my day in the middle of the floor playing games with my sons and wiping juice up off of the floor. I write for the comfort that it brings me and I blog/run a website for the sense of community that I gain from it.

Life has definitely been good to me.

I am participating in MomDot’s ever creative Blogger Bingo this week in honor of the PR Blackout. This week you will get lots of personal posts from me so that all of you will get the chance to get to know me better. I hope that you will participate in the conversation as well by answering these questions for yourself in the comments.

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7 Comments

  1. Safiya / August 12, 2009

    Mrs. Diva. I totally understand what you are saying and this really is a good question. I, like you have 4 children and while I saw myself having kids eventually, what I wanted first and foremost was to have a nice lucrative career as a pharmacist, either nuclear or research. However, I must say that i would not change my life. I have a wonderful husband, who adores me and our children. I am a SAHM/previous WAHM. Plus I just enrolled in school today!!! I am blessed and I’ve learned that when life sends you a curve, never let it throw you completely off track!

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  2. Shynea / August 12, 2009

    Dear Safiya,

    Congratulations on enrolling in school! I love to hear it when moms go back to school. What are you going for?

    I know that I have experienced many curves in my life and I try and hang on for the ride. Having four children is a handful. Especially when they are all boys.

    Thank you so much for leaving a comment and sharing your story.

    Take care,
    Shynea

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  3. Laura / August 12, 2009

    There are only two tragedies in life, one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.

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  4. trisha / August 12, 2009

    Great article! But as long as your happy, i think that is all that matters, kwim?

    trisha

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  5. Jaedyn's Mom / August 12, 2009

    Wow, this was a really great post. I learned much more than I knew about your situation. I’m glad you are willing to share your personal life so openly. Most bloggers try to keep things like that hidden…but I like to know as much as personal about who I’m reading information from you know?! Didn’t mean to be long-winded, but keep em coming :)

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  6. Shynea / August 13, 2009

    Dear Jaedyn’s Mom,

    I am glad that you liked my post. I think I will make a regular attempt after this week to start posting more personal things/stories/articles about myself and my family. I am an open book. I don’t mind sharing anything about myself. The good, the bad or the ugly because that’s real and that’s who I am. Thank you so much for your comment.

    Take care,
    Shynea

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  7. ParlinMom / August 13, 2009

    I wanted to be a wife and mother (mostly) and an accountant. I am a wife and mother of one daughter and two step-sons (one in the house and one not). There has been a lot of bumps along the way but I’m just where I wanted to be.

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