In one word, Mama.

If I would have to describe my self, who or what I am, with one word, it would be ‘Mother’.  Since the day my son was born till the day I die, every decision I made and will make is to ensure the happiness and health of my children.

I absolutely believe, that, with the decision to have kids it was absolutely necessary to put my own life on a sort of hold. My own needs and wants are now secondary, my most important purpose, maybe my only purpose in life is now to make sure that my kids grow up safe, healthy and as happy as I possibly can make them. I want them to grow up to be sure of one single truth: That I will love them unconditionally, no matter who they choose to become, no matter what they do, who they love or what they believe. That I will be there for them as long as I live.

I think it is my responsibility to do this, Because I made the decision to have kids, I decided to bring a life into this world. And now it is my responsibility to make sure that they have the best start in life that I can give them, so when they decide that they are old enough to make their own decisions, and I happen to agree at that moment that they are, they have the best opportunities to go their own way.

And when they are old enough, then I can think about my own needs and wants a bit more again, because then my decisions don’t effect their life that much anymore.

So till then, I am, in one word, Mama.