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7 reasons why I decided to organize my own Baby Shower at my home
For me to accept that I needed to stop, sit down or just rest for a moment, it really took a lot. I wasn’t used to it, raised to think very differently and I’m kind of restless. I always like to be doing something, even if I’m sitting. But as human beings, especially mamas, we are very capable of adapting and changing. So I did it. I sat down. Someone gave me that stool to put my feet on top. (¡Qué alivio!) What a relief! The people left at my house were the closer ones. They were tidying up and cleaning, which they seemed to enjoy doing. After gatherings, staying…
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Stay at home mami
In a lot of cultures, a woman staying at home to raise her children is a natural recurrence. I was brought up to think otherwise. That was something that happened to poor, submissive, uneducated women. That woman wouldn’t be considered of high value to society. And even though I knew I did not believe what I was taught, that way of thinking was keeping me from being truly happy. From a young age, I always knew I wanted to raise and breastfeed my children. For some reason, it never occurred to me that for that to happen, I had to be that kind of woman/mother. It never crossed my mind…