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Will I Be a Good Mom?
One of the many concerns I face as I venture into the latter half of my twenties
By the time my mom was my age she had been married for a few years, had my older sister, and myself. I don’t tell her and dad enough, but they did a very great job at raising us; 10/10 would recommend.
As time goes on, I’m already aware that kids aren’t going to come into the picture for me until my 30’s, which is fine. I do question if I can pull it off as well as they did though.
It will be an interesting environment, as I know many of my peers will have already stepped into new parenthood. My sister and I used to joke around and say that by the time we have children, our friends’ children will be able to babysit ours. Seeing that now her child is almost two years old while her best friend’s child just turned eight, this will definitely be our reality.
I don’t recall ever feeling insecure in the fact that I’m not yet married and haven’t had kids. If I’m being honest, the latter scares me to death. From being pregnant to giving birth…
