I am a mother
And I am a wife
A daughter and sister
I am a friend
And I am me.
Me is someone who hides in these other roles much of the time, but needs to come out regularly for a breath of fresh air.
I like to take Me out. She’s usually a good fun time. She’s real. She’s good conversation and silliness too.
My Me:
Likes to cuss
Plays loud music
Smokes Marlboro UltraLights
Farts and then sniffs
This Mommy:
Loves to watch and guide her children as they discover and explore their world
Tries to make every outing an exciting adventure (even if it’s just a lame trip to the grocery store)
Is loving and giving
Is tired everyday
This Daughter/Sister:
Loves yakking on the phone
Keeps close
Shares funny and troubling stories about the kids
Thrives on their love and comfort
This Wife:
Is a hot lover
Sometimes nags and complains
Wants to be near her man
This Friend:
Talks sex, poop, and juicy gossip
Cries together
Listens to and shares the daily stresses and deepest troubles
These are not the only parts in my “role resume” but the most prominent on a daily going…
Together they form Me, but I also know that my Me is a separate entity that can sometimes collide with my other duties.
So I’m constantly aiming to achieve that golden balance where all my selves are evenly nurtured and played with. (I’m a Libra ya know…always trying balance those scales…)
I think it’s a shame when someone loses their Me. Whether driven down by being a constant mother/housekeeper, or when the powerhouse workaholics can’t detach from their jobs…
I’m just sayin- we must all take our ME out for spin every now and then!
(of course on the flip side we all know people that play a little too much with their Me and tend to forget about their other roles and responsibilities) …so don’t go overboard)
So I’m curious, is your Me just a configuration of your daily roles in life, or does your Me exist outside of your roles?
Do you let your Me out of the closet regularly for exercise?
18 comments:
I think I am alot more of me in my roles now, but when I was married I definitly did not let the me out as much. I will not make that mistake again!
You are awesome in all of your roles! I am glad to call you a friend. :)
I lost Me once, and it took a while to discover Me again. Now I try to not hide behind any particular role.
I'm trying to find my Me again.
I think it's both, but it's easy to lose yourself taking care of kids. It's even easy losing yourself while blogging, but I'm at my most truthful while writing. Is that a bad thing?
ME sometimes gets lost. I am working on it...
I think my me is only alive on the blog. Everywhere else he has died.
My Me is ummmm, in hibernation...until I meet one of You up here and know that I can act a complete idiot.
You mean I still exist??? I have my "me" thoughts and sometimes one will escape before I realize it, but I would love to combine a little "me" with all of my other sides.
This is a fabulous post, really well-written.
My ME gets lost from time to time, but she always finds her way back. :-)
Love your "me" ..every facet, every shade and every voice of the choir that is you.
Dang girl, this was an awesome post. :)
I think I tend to lose my 'Me' in trying to be what those around me want/need me to be.
Sometimes it makes me really sad, that when my 'Me' comes out, those around me don't get it.
Like when I told my parents I had foster kitties and my mom's initial response was, 'You have 6 cats in your home now??? Well that's just great... ' Of course, after I said I was disappointed at the lack of support in doing something that was a real passion for me, I got praise, I just wish sometimes, people would just accept that these things are part of what make 'Me' - 'ME'.
That's why I love you so much. You are always your 'Me' and you always accept whatever it is that makes me, 'ME'. :) Miss you! :)
Hmmmm my me. Now you have me thinking.
I'm trying to let it out.
Oh, I don't know who "me" is anymore. Trying to figure that one out.
Every time I think I have ME figured out, I change!
LOL at S& S! Yes, just when I find that "golden balance" the scales get tipped one direction or the other.
My Me comes out every day....except it's usu. at 5 in the morning;)
Great great post.
Loved this, and needed it too.
My daughter,,,in law is one of the most sensitive, caring and thinking individuals I know. I love her for her drawing us into converations that make us THINK and engage!!!! She is quite the woman!!! I love her dearly!
My Me once was eaten alive by Mommy Me (not the blogger), but my Me was ressurrected and reclaimed her position in my life about 6 years ago (after a serious downward spiral into depression) and she will never disappear again.
"Me" comes out about once a month for "fun and frolic with other Mes" and occasionally she shows up during the week for brief (like 5 minutes of laughing at raunchy jokes in the copy room at work or sneaking a smoke behind the gym at school with another teacher) intervals.
My Me is kept happiest (and on an even keel) by constantly being in a state of learning. Whether I ever share the knowledge or not is beside the point.
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