Posted by DaisyM on March 3, 2004, at 19:31:39
In reply to Did I write this? » inthegloaming, posted by Racer on March 1, 2004, at 12:47:03
My mom was another big fish in a small pond. She was one of those women who broke all the glass ceilings in the early 70s...you know, went up the corporate ladder AND raised 4 kids, etc. etc. At least she was divorced, of course this added to her "do it all" aura. She is a really great lady.
I look just like her. I dress like her. I hold an executive position like her. However, we've chosen very different fields (I'm in nonprofit) and our ideas about mothering are very different.
I am just realizing now how much impact she has had on me, good and bad, and how her retiring this year, with all the hoopla that went with it, made me realize what I have "not" done...yet?
I agree with everyone else. You have to see it for what it is, good and bad and be your own person. But you don't have to totally disregard all the good things you might be like your mom -- I KNOW this is where I learned to love shoes! LOL
Hang in. I know it is complicated and oh so hard to find the right path for ourselves. Keep trying. you'll find it.
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