On starting this blog with a brand new name, my nine year old daughter questioned me on why I named it, ‘Hear Mum Roar’. So, I told her about Helen Reddy’s song, ‘I am woman’ and explained how it is a play on words. It became clear to me that she’d never heard the song, and I decided I would be failing in my duty as a mum if she got to adulthood without seeing/hearing it on video. So, I found the above video on youtube and played it to her. Then I decided, what an excellent way to celebrate my new blog, and really drive home the message of my vision for this blog.
My daughter watched and listened. The reaction? ‘Meh.. it’s alright. A bit boring,’ and wandered off to play. Which pretty much sums up motherhood, doesn’t it? We do all the boring bits, we bite off more than we can chew, and we do it with a strength we never would have imagined we possessed until life threw all the challenges of motherhood at us. We worry and stress. We work tirelessly at giving our kids the best, and we all have a different idea of what is the best, but we all still strive to give it.
Our kids can be forgiven for thinking it’s all a bit boring, because we move heaven and earth to give our kids a wonderful childhood. Better they think what we do is boring than to have a boring childhood, right? Most of all, we do it all willingly. We do it with a bottomless love. So, for mothers everywhere, this blog is for you. If you like, let it be your sanctuary. When you think you have nothing left to give, but life won’t let you sit down and catch your breath, think of this song. Know that you are far from alone, but one of millions of inspiring human beings.
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