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听听听 Emmanuella Brown, CARE Center coordinator |
| How old are your children? | 1, 22, 19, 16 |
| What do you love about being a mom? | I love watching how quickly they change in such a short matter of time. I檝e enjoyed watching my 1-year-old change so fast in his first year and see how curious he is becoming about the world around him. He started forming his little personality early! For my bonus children, they are accomplishing so much and becoming beautiful, smart, courageous young adults now. It been such a blessing being in their lives and seeing how they've matured as well. Definitely born to stand out! I look forward to watching all of them enjoy what all life has to offer for them from here on out. |
| How are you effectively juggling your professional duties and your personal duties? | Boy, it fun trying to send emails and take Zoom calls with a little one trying to close my laptop. HA! I have the support of family who have been looking out for my son as much as they can and also the support of colleagues who have made the juggling possible. I檝e been especially appreciative of this after a difficult experience before coming to 黑料社区. |
| What challenges do you face as a mom? | I think COVID-19 has been hard to deal with sometimes because my son hasn been able to be around people he would have been if the pandemic was not a factor. I think that the biggest challenge for now. However, I think playing the balancing game will always be difficult when you have children. We just learn to figure it out. |
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| How old are your children? | Harrison (5) and Hayden (19 months) |
| What do you love about being a mom? | I love their excitement at things that adults take for granted. They are truly overjoyed to run around the backyard on a nice day with their family. I also love how they have shown me forgiveness, grace and unconditional love. They love me even through my bad times and endless mistakes. |
| How are you effectively juggling your professional duties and your personal duties? | If I檓 being honest, sometimes I檓 just making it through from wake up to bedtime. My husband and I use a shared calendar to keep track of our schedules so we know when the other one isn going to be around. We also have a rule that at the end of the work day, computers go away until both kids are in bed. Compartmentalizing and focusing on the task at hand has helped us immensely to feel connected to our kids. |
| What challenges do you face as a mom? | I struggle with the societal pressures to create an image of perfection. Moms are expected to look perfect, have perfectly behaved kids, maintain careers and be the perfect wife and mom with everlasting patience. I am trying to squash all of this societal pressure by keeping it real as much as possible and by showing my children that mistakes and missteps should be embraced and celebrated as a part of our story. I am so grateful to 黑料社区 for the support they have shown working moms during the pandemic. |
| What tips do you have for other moms? | Build up your fellow moms and the love will come back to you. As women and mothers, we need to support one another, not criticize or put each other down. There are many different ways to raise children, and they can all be correct! And pay it forward! If you know someone who is starting their journey as a mom, reach out and let them know you are in their corner, the sleepless nights will pass and you are there to listen. |
| Is there anything else you would like to share that we did not ask? | Don be afraid to talk about the tough parts of being a mom. Chances are, many others have experienced something similar and can help you find a way through. |
