I’m a mother and a mother
While reflecting on my relationship with my children, I came to the realization that though the word “mother” can conjure up so many different interactions, it almost feels strange to me to have the one word cover the relationship I have with each of my children. While I am technically both of their mother, the relationship I have with K is so completely different than my relationship with A. There is an obvious age and developmental difference driving some of the differences. Then there are the personality differences between K and A. These difference are also driving me to interact differently with each of the children, tailoring my “mothering” to these differences. So these days I feel that I am a woman, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a wife, a mother and a mother. That’s how different the relationship feels with each of my children- and they are barely 16 months apart in age and are both girls! I think it has taken some valuable alone time with A while K is in school for me to notice the distinction.
