Saturday, June 3, 2006

Weekend Assignment #114 - Dislike/Like

John Scalzi, over at By The Way...  has a new assignment for us as follows:

As we go on in life, we find things we didn't like when we were young, we develop an affinity for as we get older. With that in mind, here's your Weekend Assignment:

Weekend Assignment #114: Name a thing you like today, that your younger self (teen) would probably roll his or her eyes at. People, places, things, ideas, philosophies -- all of it is up for consideration.

Extra Credit: Name something you didn't like then that you still don't like now.

I was really at a loss at first with this one!

The more I thought about it, the more I realized the answer was clear.

Coming of age in the 80's, which was a very 'me' time; I thought I had my life all planned out when I started college.

I would work on Wall Street in a very demanding and exciting career of high finance.  I would marry by age 25.  I would maybe have one or two kids, but not right away, since my career was so important.

I would keep working after having kids and would never be 'just a stay at home mom'.  I would NEVER like that!!!

Luckily, true love and maturity were wise and patient masters for me.

After finding my true love, I changed careers and work became just a job that I enjoyed, and was a means to pay our bills.  Having a family and being able to stay home with kids, became a dream, for the future!

I did get one thing right, I married 13 days before I turned 26! 

I was finally able to stop working and stay home with our kids when I was pregnant with my third child!  I don't regret leaving work at all.

I have been blessed with the best job and opportunity ever.  The rewards have been abundant, and my life truly changed by the experience.  I learned and have grown as much as my children have over these years.

Being home with the kids, watching them grow, and being available to them all the time has been a wonderful, magical gift!

I can't believe I ever thought that I would 'never' do it and that I would 'hate' being a full time mom.  I was so wrong, and that adage proved true, 'Never say Never'!  LOL

For extra credit:

I hated broccoli then, and I still hate it now!  Everyone would say, 'just wait, someday you will love it!'  Well, I suppose it could still happen, and I wont' say never, but I do really doubt it!

 

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love your answer!

Krissy at Hope Lodge
http://journals.aol.com/fisherkristina/SometimesIThink

Anonymous said...

Great survery adn great job you are doing Dawn! keep it up!
love,nat

Anonymous said...

Hi Dawn,
This is a great entry, and I'm so glad that you are finding peace of mind and love in life. They are the true gifts in life.
Charley
http://journals.aol.com/cdittric77/courage

Anonymous said...

Nice entry Dawn. You don't have to like broccoli. I hate cooked carrots. I'll eat them raw but not cooked. EVER!  LOL!
Dianna

Anonymous said...

My dream was to be a stay at home mom. I now have 4year-old boy, 3-year old girl, and 16-month-old girl. There are days when I wish I had the career thing going. Grass is greener on the other side. LOL.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful....great entry & question.

PS> Side note to Self. Dawn hates broccoli. She has issues with it. LoL

Brenda
http://journals.aol.com/xomywayox/BrendasWay/

Anonymous said...

Thanks for visiting...your journal is so neat and enjoyable.  I also stayed home with my children for many years and don't regret it a bit.  ROFL at broccoli....I hate liver as a kid and still can't even swallow a piece of it.  HUGS  Chris

Anonymous said...

wonderful heartfelt entry. Oh I'll tell you what I will never like: hot sauce! lol..
Gem :-)