Playing Many Roles
@thaannointedone (36)
United States
January 23, 2009 11:02am CST
As a mother I find myself playing many different roles. I'm not only a mother but I am a wife, a sister, a friend, a cousin, a aunt,a youth leader and so on. Sometimes I find it very easy to mix up the roles at the wrong time. To my children I have to be a mother and a friend as well as a leader. Most times I don't know which is which. To my husband I have to be a wife and a friend an sometimes I find myself having to be his mother. Throughout the day this can be so difficult especially when your plate is already full. People look up to us as mothers so gosh I mean our roles are constantly being switched. Please tell me how do you juggle all these roles at once?
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
23 Jan 09
You also have to be a nurse and a substitute teacher! 
When my kids were growing up it was difficult at times to wear so many hats but I have always taken life as it comes at me...moment by moment...and adjust myself accordingly. Don't expect to be able to be everything to everyone all of the time. This is something women are prone to do and that wears on us. I was also a working mother in a management position when my kids were growing up so I sometimes had to switch gears quickly if one of my kids called while I was in the middle of something. Couldn't very well talk to a 10 year old with the same tone you just talked to an employee with. Make sure you take some time for yourself as often as you can....even if it's only a couple of minutes.
When my kids were growing up it was difficult at times to wear so many hats but I have always taken life as it comes at me...moment by moment...and adjust myself accordingly. Don't expect to be able to be everything to everyone all of the time. This is something women are prone to do and that wears on us. I was also a working mother in a management position when my kids were growing up so I sometimes had to switch gears quickly if one of my kids called while I was in the middle of something. Couldn't very well talk to a 10 year old with the same tone you just talked to an employee with. Make sure you take some time for yourself as often as you can....even if it's only a couple of minutes. 
@magicalmerlin (1623)
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24 Jan 09
My children are at university now so all grown up. (I am trying to promote the use of the word 'chad' for child/adult.) It took a while for me to realise but I felt lost without them as a barrier to the world. Perhaps this is not quite right for this discussion but it felt like playing many roles. I sometimes felt like I needed a sign to show that I am a mother but just my children are not with me at the moment. I am more settled now as my mother has moved in with us so I have her to look after and can resume my role as a useful carer/mother figure.
