214. How To Be Awesome At Being A Present Mom & Also Having Your Own Identity

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Today we are talking about how to be a present mom to your kids and also maintain your own identity.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">You know, that person you were before you had kids.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> There is so much to do when you have kids, it’s very easy for mom things to take up all your time.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Without realizing it, it’s easy to slowly stop doing the hobbies you love or spending time your friends without your kids. <span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We’re talking about this today because we don’t want to wake up one day and not know who we actually ARE because our entire identity has been wrapped up in the people that we care for. <span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">There are so many layers to the importance of maintaining your own identity and not feeling guilty about it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> One thing I know for sure is we are all the best moms we can be, when we are truly happy.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> That means taking time for yourself, not trying to live up to the expectations of others or trying so hard to make your life look a certain way.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Plus, how great for our kids to see us not only as the people are raising them, but also our own individual awesome selves too who have interests and hobbies and friends and sometimes careers.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> We will do anything for them and we love them with everything that we are but there’s more to us than just our role as mothers.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Today we’re talking about how the hell we’re going to raise these humans and