Thursday morning when we were getting dressed for the day and I was doing Ellie's hair, she told me very matter of fact that she doesn't want to be a Mommy when she grows up. She will be a ballerina instead. I told her she could be both. Her response, "No, I just don't want to be a Mommy."
These words cut hard. I told her I was sad to hear this. I explained that being a Mommy was the best thing in the world and that even when your kids are upset or giving you a hard time, it's still the best thing in the world becuase I love them so much. I also added I wanted to be a Grandma one day. She takes a step back and looks at me, she thinks for a minute and says, "Well, I guess I will think about it some more."
She cracks me up. But the sad thing is that my fear about this pregnancy has come true. It's been so visibly hard on me that Ellie thinks it's not worth it and that I don't like being a Mommy. That is really sad. I hope to change her impression before I go back to work in the fall.
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