since i became a mother, i love reading about mothers. i truly do. reading stories written by mothers, blogs from mothers, reality tv about mothers that really feels like reality and is less scripted than the kardashians :]
on that note, i wanted to bring to light a lot of mothers in the media that i have seen recently that deserve some attention, and also get your take on other mothers i may have overlooked, or havent seen enough of.
Julia Roberts - worked on a project called Extraordinary Moms, and profiled woman like Hilary Clinton and lesser known but appropriately praised mothers. she has always spoken so highly of her children and the experiences she has with them, and has kept them low profile enough to have something that resembles normalcy.
Michelle Duggar, and her daughter in law Anna.
i mention them frequently because i do watch their show. since before their show started and they had specials about their large family i have always been curious and intrigued.
its hard to be a parent sometimes. sometimes, you lose your cool and need 5 minutes in the bath to get your cool back.
sometimes you extend time out longer than you should, or you say words to your husband or wife that may sting a little, and you know what thats okay. we're human. but i love watching the duggars because even with 19 kids, or in annas case, one and a fetus, they always manage to keep their cool. and i truly believe its not just on camera. that woman has to find 38 shoes every day for 19 children. she schedules doctors appointments, homeschools, gets them to the dentist (impossible feat for one child i have found). She works with her children, and they learn responsibility by doing AND by seeing. i dont agree with all of her and her family's practices, dont get me wrong. and i disagree with the negative hype around her, they reuse, homemake, they are frugal yet have the money to take care of all of their children, and they give back to their community and to the world. love it. thats amazing to raise good charitable humans.
Ku-Dos Duggar.
Michelle Obama.
shes just so cool. calm and collected as well. and you always see her with her daughters. im sure living in the white house their may be a nanny or two or three and some hired help...but i see her very hands on, you can tell despite her political and law history she also puts a lot into her family.
Angelina Jolie-
i dont like her movies. i will say that.
but she loves her family. she considers each one brought to her intentionally, which i believe of my own. she has visited many a country and given many a million dollars back into helping out countries. she is an excellent humanitarian who does her work in silence, and she gives a great example for her children. she also exemplifies that sometimes a family can appear broken and be complete, such as choosing to have and adopt children out of wedlock. my man and i have a similar perspective and will one day wed, even if multiple children come out of our relationship first. She speaks of her children as though they are her role models, and shouldnt we all take a page from that book? kids are freakin awesome. I read about her and watch them, and i see a family where each adopted child know that despite their history they are as loved and as much their children as the biologicals. beautiful thing.
these are just a few examples:
we may not be able to know them, but what they show us is beautiful.
bad mothers:
Dora's mom, and her sister whoever that may be. (i haven't seen that episode of godiegogo yet.)
what the heck man. your kid is like 7. she should not be crossing troll ridden bridges and rivers and going through shady forest and playing with robots to save animals.
get down with her mission, and dont just support it, engulf yourself with it.
she shouldnt be climbing mountains and playing with llamas without supervision.
kudos though on teaching her colors and raising her bilingual. thats p. awesome in my opinion.
but seriously. i dont see you working sooooo watch your daughter. and your nephew. hes out playing with jaguar cubs and diving in submarines with your niece.
what about you? who do you consider to be a wonder mother in the public eye?
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