From One Mother, to Another
(Written Nov 29, 2022 ~ Still relevant... picking up July 20, 2023) It's been a while. I mean... I've typed out a whole bunch of words... over and over again... but I've been so stuck. I had a meeting with one of the executives I support in my current position this morning. She was telling me that she's leaving the company. She's an amazing woman. Her credentials and education are so far beyond impressive, I can't even describe... but today, she said that she was going to take a beat before moving into a new role... and spend some time with her kids. She has two and they're young. Her comment was that (I'm never going to get the wording right on this) she isn't the 'kind of mom that I am'. That she isn't 'there' to put them to bed and she isn't 'involved' in their day to day like I am. That her mother recently reminded her of the fact that they grow up... 'with or without you'. I have a great deal of res