It all starts with me

It all starts with me,⠀⠀⠀⠀

As a woman, wife and mother. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

You see,⠀⠀⠀⠀

I don’t want my children to only see the aspects of me that I am most proud of, because that is not the whole me.⠀⠀⠀⠀

I want them to see my imperfections, my blemishes and my insecurities because I have them and I want them to understand that they are deserving of love too. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

I don’t want my children to see only my strengths, because they are just part of the story. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

I want them to see my weaknesses, my vulnerabilities and my challenges because I face them and I want them to know that facing them is important.⠀⠀⠀⠀

I don’t want my children to see only my happiest of moments, because that would be misleading.⠀⠀

I want my children to see I have sad days, hard days, overwhelming days because they happen too and it’s important they know each emotion is valid.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

I don’t want my children to see me as always right, because I am not.⠀⠀⠀⠀

I want them to see my wrong turns, my mistakes, and my apologies because I make them and I want them to understand that doing so is human. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

I don’t want my children to see only my successes, because they are only part of the game.⠀⠀⠀⠀

I want them to see my losses, my tribulations and my failures because I experience them and I want them to know that they often come with the biggest learnings. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

I don’t want my children to see only the things I want them to see, because that is only blinding them.⠀⠀⠀⠀

I want them to see me for me, us for us and life for life because that is real and I want them to go into this life fully prepared.⠀⠀⠀⠀

I have the power to make them see,⠀⠀⠀⠀

As a woman, a wife, a mother. ⠀⠀⠀⠀

So you see, ⠀⠀⠀⠀

It all starts with me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀