I have FINALLY been able to sit down and answer Jewl's questions. Jewl, thanks for the great questions and your patience in waiting for me to get it together to answer them! Here goes:
The Official Interview Game Rules 1. If you want to participate, leave a comment below saying "interview me."2. I will respond by asking you five questions — each person's will be different.3. You will update your journal/blog with the answers to the questions. 4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions
There is a big age difference between your oldest and youngest child. How do you feel you differ as a mother now than 13 years ago? Are things easier now that you have experience as a mother or is each situation (child) so different that it doesn't matter what your past experiences are? There is a big difference in ages but I have two in between so I never really got out of practice. I am basically the same mother now that I was 13 years ago, although I have gotten older and I hope grown wiser during those 13 years. I don’t sweat the small stuff and no longer worry over things that I have no control over. Each child is different, each personality unique therefore they each require a little bit different form of parenting. Things are both easier as I understand the baby/toddler/preschooler age but the challenges get tougher as they grow up and face the school age/pre-teen and teenage years.
2. It has only been a short time that you have started Blogging. What you have learned about yourself through blogging and about others/mothers? I am so happy that I found blogging. I think that the most important thing that I have taken away from blogging and reading other blogs is that I am not alone in the journey of motherhood and marriage. My struggles are not unique, there is always someone out there who has been there and can lend a supportive “shoulder” and words of wisdom. I have learned that friendships can be developed via technology.
3. You have loved your spouse since you were a very young teenage girl. How has this affected you marriage both in a positive and negative way? What has it been like to grow into adulthood together and in what way has it affected you as a woman today? I fell in love with Kurt when I was 16 years old. I have loved him for over half of my life…wow!! There were several years in there that we were apart, a time that I often wish I could recapture but it was a time of growth for both of us. The only negative thing that I can think of about it is that for awhile after coming back together, it was hard for both of us to separate the 16/17 year old people we were from the 24/25 year olds that we had become. We had to realize that each of us had changed in many ways and grow with that. I think the relationship I have had with Kurt has affected the woman I am today in that it makes me ferociously committed to both him and the promise that I’ve made. I know what truly loving someone is and how precious that kind of love and commitment are.
4. You play many roles in your life; Daughter, Wife, Mother, Real Estate Agent, Soccer/Taxi Mom... How do you balance each role and do you think you balance them successfully? With so many roles to play and 4 children of all ages how do you find time for yourself? I prioritize and I make LOTS of lists! My role of Mother and Wife are at the center of everything in my life, they work in tandem with one another daily. I have always been and will always be a daughter and it is a role that grows and changes with every passing year in my life. Being a Soccer/Taxi Mom is just one of the jobs included in the Mother role, it is truly fun and many precious times have been spent riding in the car with my kids. Real Estate Agent is something I do for me, I enjoy it and love the extra spending money that it allows me but it won’t ever interfere with the job that I have chosen to do now, to stay at home with my kids. I have to make time for myself and I think that it is very important for my emotional and physical well being to do so. I think that it is important to let the kids see that Mom is a person separate from Mommy, too. After getting the kids to bed I usually curl up with a good book and enjoy the quiet or curl up with Sophie (Boxer baby), she's very snuggly, and enjoy a good movie. Kurt and I also try to make “us” time, where we just get away and go for a drive, dinner or a movie.
5. It is very obvious in your Blog the amount of love you hold for your Husband and kids along with your extended family. How has your childhood affected how you raise your children today? What qualities from your childhood do you try to bring to your children? And what is most important to you that your children try to remember about their childhood? We moved several times when I was a child, the last being when I was in the middle of my freshman year of high school. Moves can be a painful experience for kids and that experience for me has affected the choices that my husband and I make for our family. I try to teach my children honesty, forgiveness and faith; these are things that my childhood has shown me to be of utmost importance, along with love. I want my children to always remember that they were loved and important. I want them to remember the fun vacations as well as the quiet times spent together at home, as a family.
Whew! That was tougher than I thought it would be!
The migraine has finally subsided and hopefully regularly scheduled programming can resume around here! Going to pop and Ambien and go to sleep! Let's hope it works!!
The Official Interview Game Rules 1. If you want to participate, leave a comment below saying "interview me."2. I will respond by asking you five questions — each person's will be different.3. You will update your journal/blog with the answers to the questions. 4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions
There is a big age difference between your oldest and youngest child. How do you feel you differ as a mother now than 13 years ago? Are things easier now that you have experience as a mother or is each situation (child) so different that it doesn't matter what your past experiences are? There is a big difference in ages but I have two in between so I never really got out of practice. I am basically the same mother now that I was 13 years ago, although I have gotten older and I hope grown wiser during those 13 years. I don’t sweat the small stuff and no longer worry over things that I have no control over. Each child is different, each personality unique therefore they each require a little bit different form of parenting. Things are both easier as I understand the baby/toddler/preschooler age but the challenges get tougher as they grow up and face the school age/pre-teen and teenage years.
2. It has only been a short time that you have started Blogging. What you have learned about yourself through blogging and about others/mothers? I am so happy that I found blogging. I think that the most important thing that I have taken away from blogging and reading other blogs is that I am not alone in the journey of motherhood and marriage. My struggles are not unique, there is always someone out there who has been there and can lend a supportive “shoulder” and words of wisdom. I have learned that friendships can be developed via technology.
3. You have loved your spouse since you were a very young teenage girl. How has this affected you marriage both in a positive and negative way? What has it been like to grow into adulthood together and in what way has it affected you as a woman today? I fell in love with Kurt when I was 16 years old. I have loved him for over half of my life…wow!! There were several years in there that we were apart, a time that I often wish I could recapture but it was a time of growth for both of us. The only negative thing that I can think of about it is that for awhile after coming back together, it was hard for both of us to separate the 16/17 year old people we were from the 24/25 year olds that we had become. We had to realize that each of us had changed in many ways and grow with that. I think the relationship I have had with Kurt has affected the woman I am today in that it makes me ferociously committed to both him and the promise that I’ve made. I know what truly loving someone is and how precious that kind of love and commitment are.
4. You play many roles in your life; Daughter, Wife, Mother, Real Estate Agent, Soccer/Taxi Mom... How do you balance each role and do you think you balance them successfully? With so many roles to play and 4 children of all ages how do you find time for yourself? I prioritize and I make LOTS of lists! My role of Mother and Wife are at the center of everything in my life, they work in tandem with one another daily. I have always been and will always be a daughter and it is a role that grows and changes with every passing year in my life. Being a Soccer/Taxi Mom is just one of the jobs included in the Mother role, it is truly fun and many precious times have been spent riding in the car with my kids. Real Estate Agent is something I do for me, I enjoy it and love the extra spending money that it allows me but it won’t ever interfere with the job that I have chosen to do now, to stay at home with my kids. I have to make time for myself and I think that it is very important for my emotional and physical well being to do so. I think that it is important to let the kids see that Mom is a person separate from Mommy, too. After getting the kids to bed I usually curl up with a good book and enjoy the quiet or curl up with Sophie (Boxer baby), she's very snuggly, and enjoy a good movie. Kurt and I also try to make “us” time, where we just get away and go for a drive, dinner or a movie.
5. It is very obvious in your Blog the amount of love you hold for your Husband and kids along with your extended family. How has your childhood affected how you raise your children today? What qualities from your childhood do you try to bring to your children? And what is most important to you that your children try to remember about their childhood? We moved several times when I was a child, the last being when I was in the middle of my freshman year of high school. Moves can be a painful experience for kids and that experience for me has affected the choices that my husband and I make for our family. I try to teach my children honesty, forgiveness and faith; these are things that my childhood has shown me to be of utmost importance, along with love. I want my children to always remember that they were loved and important. I want them to remember the fun vacations as well as the quiet times spent together at home, as a family.
Whew! That was tougher than I thought it would be!
The migraine has finally subsided and hopefully regularly scheduled programming can resume around here! Going to pop and Ambien and go to sleep! Let's hope it works!!
3 Comments:
That was awesome lady! Worth the wait... Thanks so much, I really enjoyed asking them and now reading them. Hope you get some lucky interviewers as well...
Interview me!! :)
Wow! Great answers!
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