https://www.momsonthejob.org/moms-corner daily 0.75 2025-11-27 https://www.momsonthejob.org/moms-corner/adoctorsperspective monthly 0.5 2025-11-27 https://www.momsonthejob.org/moms-corner/we-see-you-mama monthly 0.5 2025-06-14 https://www.momsonthejob.org/moms-corner/mothers-day-is-everyday monthly 0.5 2025-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67d308581c328e2bd34a73a0/2d193c5c-fb0c-4c3b-b678-7e480862ac39/IMG_0675.jpeg Mom's Corner - Mother’s Day is EVERYDAY - MOTHER’S DAY Being a mother can be a task, a joy, and a struggle all at the same time. It is a full-time job and even when we are not physically present, we are perpetually amid mothering. This year I have reflected on being a mother. Each of my babies are so different, which has caused me to evolve and adapt accordingly. My eldest daughter is almost four, and she is a joy. Watching her eyes brighten with every new experience brings me excitement, but occasionally scares me. She loves people and trying new things. Whenever I expose her to new tasks, she loves to respond by providing a big arm flex and saying, “I can do it mommy, I am big and strong.” My younger daughter is almost two years old, and boy, can she hold her own against her sister! As expected, she tries her best to keep up with big sister and wants to do everything her big sister does. She wants to jump on the trampoline and climb up and down the ladder on her own. She is also very particular and consistent. Her bedtime routine is not complete until she has her pacifier, sleep sack, and stuffed animal. If she does not have all three of these items, then stand by! She is also a wonderful eater. I feel like a Cordon Bleu gourmet chef when I cook for her, because she certainly eats like I am! 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It is not how I envisioned motherhood. It is not how I see other moms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67d308581c328e2bd34a73a0/c1a4ca61-1752-4530-a151-0f973bfa838d/pink-flamingo-cute-bird-in-cartoon-style-illustration-isolated-on-transparent-background-png-1885754014.png Mom's Corner - Demure Season - My pink may be faded a demure shade but the loss of my pink created life, and it is their season to shine the brightest. Perhaps its my season to reinvent myself, to grow, embrace the mess and be gracious for getting everything I prayed for. I remind myself the inevitable is near; when I return to work and my heart is broken into a million pieces. I will look back and miss everything that currently exhausts me. One day my daughter will go through her hormonal teenage stage of not wanting anything to do with me; I have to embrace her current obsession of mama. Even if its her accompanying me to the bathroom. 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My classmate, now a Watch Commander, that had inspired me years before, gifted me a Dumbo coffee mug with inspirational quotes, “you oughta be proud of your success” “Dream big little one,” and “Here is a baby with eyes of blue, straight from heaven, right to you.” She wanted me to experience the love of being a mother, she saw something in me I didn’t see. And then I met someone. Established into my career and personal life, I had no hesitation to move forward at a fast pace. With two short months of trying, we celebrated a positive pregnancy test on Valentine’s Day. At 14 weeks pregnant I attended a Department Training. There, I ran into a former supervisor, she stopped me in the hallway and blurted, “I heard you're pregnant.” Unsure what to respond other than a smile and nod. 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