I Believe Essay

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THIS I BELIEVE

This I Believe: Being a Stay At Home Mother of Two Is the Most Challenging But Amazing Thing I Will Ever Experience

Tabitha Carpenter

Ohio Christian University

10/19/14

​Being a stay at home mom is not a privilege that many people get to have these days. I am lucky enough to be one of the ones who do. I worked before, during, and after my first daughter’s birth and then again with my second. After a few months the company got rid of my shift so I was without a job. It was the best thing that has ever happened to me. We are fortunate that my fiancé has a good enough job to be able to support all of us. Some days are really good and some days are really bad. No matter what though, this I believe: being a stay at home mom is the most challenging but amazing experience that I will ever have in this lifetime.

​I have a one year old and a two year old, both girls, and they really know how to keep me on my toes. It amazes me every single day how intelligent they are and how much they actually pick up on. This is an experience that I wanted to have myself, not the babysitter. With my first daughter, Ava, the babysitter got to experience most of her “firsts” and I didn’t want to miss out on them again with Libby. Watching them grow is so bitter sweet and I appreciate every day that I get to spend with them. Throughout the good, the bad, and the messy I love every minute of it.

​When children are that little it’s amazing how vivid their imaginations can me. They will go into their play house and come out with a pretend pizza and feed it to me and then go back and make me more. If I am stressed out they can pick up on that and if I just take a minute to actually pay attention to what they are saying or doing my entire mood shifts, they are hilarious. To be able to personally feel the unconditional love that they have for me is a feeling that I can’t even put into words. I am so grateful to be able to spend...