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Not the Life I Had in Mind

"Mom, what did you want to be when you were little?" I chuckled and answered truthfully: "A businesswoman in a suit, high heels, and pantyhose" My seven year old daughter looked at me with that inquisitive (I see right through you) look and said "I'm glad you're just a mom" She didn't mean any disrespect at all and a seven year old saying 'just a mom' has a totally different meaning than when one of your peers says it. She's right though. Plain and simple, I'm just a mom to her. She hardly realizes that I work from home, manage our business, and she could care less about all the other things I do all day. She wouldn't mind if I ate bonbons and watched soap operas. She truthfully only cares about my role as a mom. As long as there is a snack after school, toilet paper in the bathroom, and clean clothes in her closet she is quite satisfied that I'm doing my job. In fact, if the snack consists of chocolate chip cook...