I have a dear friend who works for a radio station.  Yesterday he called me and asked me to phone into the radio show.  He told me that they were discussing a mother who is bored with her children. 

I asked my friend some questions about this mother. Is she a working mom? (Yes) How old are her children?  My friend asked me once again to call the show.  I was really nervous as I have never done anything like this before.  I don’t consider myself an expert.  My friend assured me that it would be okay and I made the call.  The radio personalities asked me what my opinion was on the matter.  I started by telling them that I am a mother of six children and I homeschool my children.  I continued on about how sometimes I may feel bored as a mother, but I am generally too busy to be bored.  I basically stated that motherhood is like anything else in life: we get out what we put in.

I said that I realized as a working mother her task of overcoming her boredom with her children would be a lot of work, but very worthwhile.  To me there is nothing better in life than to struggle to get to know my children and how they work and how I can work with them.  It’s the most challenging thing you can ever do.

I was once a working mom and I know how difficult it is to try to make a connection with your children when you have been working all day and your children have been at school or daycare.  You have to make a concerted effort to bond and connect with your children in that situation. I no longer work yet I still have the choice to ignore my children, or bond with them.

The last question they asked of me was if it was “worth it” staying home with my children.  I replied, “Absolutely.”

This experience has served to remind me that I need to refocus on the important things.  I was giving advice to someone else, but I also needed the reminder myself.

I am grateful for my radio adventure!

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