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Penny Lane
September 19, 2010

To Be Mom

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This is for September Book Of Me - What I wish someone had told me.

And also for the September Monochrome Challenge...with the twist of the B&W photo. To give the photo context, my daughter was born 2 months early and this is her and I together a few days after she was born.

This page is about my struggle to learn how to be a mom...how I wish someone had told me that it doesn't come naturally for every female, the journaling reads:

No one warned me that motherhood doesn't come naturally for every woman. I wish they had. I would search myself, looking for the instincts I saw in other women, who seemed to effortlessly flow into being mom. I struggled with the smallest of things. A small cry would shower me with fear and doubt. Emma's first bath took me 3 hours to prepare for. Connecting with her took months, not moments. I found myself bitter and angry that it was so hard for me. I felt I must be a failure as a woman and as a mom. I then decided that I wasn't just a woman, I was a person. My daughter wasn't just a baby, she was a person. I began to see motherhood blossom once I accepted that my journey to be mom was just as unique as I was and just as unique as she was. The kind of mom I am now is where I want to be. The doubts are still there... but the love is more than I could have ever understood was possible before I was mom.

Pretty simple page, I used some fibers under a chipboard butterfly, I like the way that turned out. I stamped my title on some paper lace and printed the journaling on velum. I added some jewels in black and white. This was a hard page for me to do emotionally in some ways...but I like it, I'm happy with it and the journaling.


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