Girl. Woman. Mother.

A cup of Maden have been quiet for a month or so, not being able to update this obviously neglected blog because I got back on track, which means, straightening up my career path.

I have been jobless for quite a year and got into freelancing for 6 months now. However, I learned that I need to go back on what I used to be- busy, competitive, ready for pressure, stressed yet happy, and EARNING. I am not saying that I am not earning from my freelancing job. Matter of fact, I earn bigger from freelancing than my full time job. Then again, there are some lean months and days in car dealing. Plus I have an infant to support and a husband to help in the household, financially.

I realized, I have built the trust and love with little Maden (that I wanted) and I guess I’m emotionally, physically and spiritually ready to let a nanny take over my place when I’m at my regular work.  I believe I can still dabble motherhood and career at the same time. Hubby and I have great plans for the little family that we’ve built and although his income is good, there are some wants that we aspire to get and have. And we talked about doing this early on, that Maden is not yet in school so we can bring her to places we want her to reach, we can give her the things she needs and probably want. And I’m sure that 90% of the Filipino households do not follow the conventional one. Women nowadays are driven and can do a lot better than men. Aside from them giving joy to their husbands by giving them children, they are the un- named superheroes that can take care of a child and work at the same time without any complaints.

Hats off to all the Super Women in the world called Mothers.

And so, I second this thought: “A girl becomes a woman when she knows how to carry herself in front of a man. A girl is a woman not because a man loves her, but because a child cannot live without her.”