As I stated in a previous post, my playgroup is my family. They are part of my village. They are the ones who are there for me, no matter what. However, my village includes more people, some of whom I've never met. Several years back, I met an awesome group of women on a site called CafeMom. For one reason or another, we all clicked. I am so fortunate to also have these women as part of my village. I share secrets, fears, laughter, and everthing in between with these people. They don't judge. We all stick by one another. When someone's child accomplishes something, we aren't jealous our child can't do the same, we are proud of the other child. It's so nice to have people like that in my life. So many times, whether intentional or not, moms try to one up each other. I'm guilty of it, but I really try not to. I know how it feels. I have people in my life who constantly make me feel like my children are behind or "not good enough". That's one of the many reasons why I'm thankful for my village. When it gets too out of hand, I rely on them to make me realize my kids are perfectly normal and they are the best kids they can be.
Our family is rather small. I'm an only child and my husband only has one sister. My parents are about 45 minutes away. My husband's mom is in the next town over and his father is in Florida. I have no grandparents left and my husband only has one who lives across the country. So, with that, family has to be what you make it. I know people say you can't choose you family. That may be true, but you can choose your village.
As I stated in a previous post, my playgroup is my family. They are part of my village. They are the ones who are there for me, no matter what. However, my village includes more people, some of whom I've never met. Several years back, I met an awesome group of women on a site called CafeMom. For one reason or another, we all clicked. I am so fortunate to also have these women as part of my village. I share secrets, fears, laughter, and everthing in between with these people. They don't judge. We all stick by one another. When someone's child accomplishes something, we aren't jealous our child can't do the same, we are proud of the other child. It's so nice to have people like that in my life. So many times, whether intentional or not, moms try to one up each other. I'm guilty of it, but I really try not to. I know how it feels. I have people in my life who constantly make me feel like my children are behind or "not good enough". That's one of the many reasons why I'm thankful for my village. When it gets too out of hand, I rely on them to make me realize my kids are perfectly normal and they are the best kids they can be.
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Mandy
7/29/2011 09:25:14 am
This made me cry. And I feel the same. I love you guys!
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Dori
8/1/2011 02:22:00 pm
Awwww! I love you guys too!
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