September 07, 2021
Beautiful day everyone! Today my daughter turned 1 year and 10 months. Few months from now, we will be celebrating her second birthday. Time flies really fast. We stopped celebrating her month birthdays since she became 1 year old. But as a mother, I still celebrate her existence everyday in my heart and mind.
Okay, enough of my baby thing. As you can read in my title, this topic is about the difference between a woman in her single days and in motherhood days. I came up to this idea when I saw the list that I had when I was having my groceries yesterday. I realized that on my lists, most everything are for my daughter's need. So today, let's write down the changes from being single to being a mother/patent.
Everything I listed is based on my experience. Some of them may not be applicable for other mother.
1. Grocery Lists ( Let's start this one since this is the reason why I came to this topicπ)
When I was in my single days, my lists were mostly my personal needs. Like shampoo and conditioner, sanitary pads, beauty products ( like lotions and facial soap), junk foods and other stuffs that most singles wants. But when I became a mother, my lists changed. Most in the lists are the needs of my daughter like milk, diaper, cotton balls, her soap. Her needs became my priorities. My needs will be the last. If I have extra money left, that will be the time that I can buy my own needs.
2. Shopping Time
During my single days, I have all the time I want. When I went shopping, I didn't mind what time I am going to end. I can do window shopping if I want. I can stop by a snack store and have some food. But now that I became a mother, 3 hours being in a grocery store is already long for me. I need to hurry because my mind is always on my daughter. Though she has her father with her but I can't help myself from thinking what she is doing at the moment. If she already took her bath or is she already drink her milk or did she have snack. Or is it just me being paranoid.π
3. Bath Time
When I don't have a baby, my longest hour in spending bath time is 1 hour. Yes, that's true. My mother always asked me what I am doing in the bathroom that took me an hour to get out. She didn't know that I am just sitting in the basin and enjoying the cold water.hihi ( parang bata lang eh ) But now that I am a mother, my longest time in bathing is 10 minutes. No more bathing rituals. After shampooing, soaping and rinsing, I'm done.haha
4. Financial Responsibility
Spending money is not a big deal for me when I was single. I can buy I want ( if I have money ). If I saw nice clothes that I like, I can bought it. But everything changed when I became a mother. If I have money, instead of buying what I like, I spend it for my baby. Just like yesterday. I cashed out one thousand five hundred pesos from my e-wallet because I was planning to buy new pants for me. As of now, I only have one pant for the reason that I gained weight so most of my pants didn't fit me anymore. But when I was in the city, I hadn't bought even one clothes for me. All were for my daughter. But it's okay for me. I am happy if I buy something for my child.
5. Sleep
When I was in my singlehood days, I have all the sleep that I want. I can sleep late and woke up late. I can even sleep for 10 hours. But when I became a mother, 8 hours of sleep is already a luxury for me. Gone are the days where I could sleep soundly and not being disturbed.
CLOSING THOUGHT
Listed above are just some of the few changes that happened to me when I entered the world of motherhood. It was not easy at first but I learned to embrace the changes as time passes. Becoming a mother is a big responsibility. The moment we embrace our child is the moment we embrace the responsibility of being a parent. Motherhood journey is endless but it is the most fulfilling feeling a woman would ever have.
That's it for today guys. Thank you for reading and supporting me all the time. See you on my next article.π₯° Be happy and stay safe always everyone.
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Relate ako sa lahat hahaha yung 1 hr na ligo ko madalas 5mins na nga lang tapos laging paranoid malayo lang kahit saglit si bagets hahaha mahirap pero sobrang fulfilling ang pagiging magulang. Sending virtual hugs sis