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Motherhood and Sacrifices

August 26, 2009 By 8 Comments

Cuddeling by the camp fire

When I had children I knew that I would make sacrifices. I sacrificed my body through all the fertility treatment, and then through the pregnancy as my hips spread and my butt expanded. I sacrificed my dignity as I sat on a toilet in the hospital naked screaming that my child was going to come out of me on the toilet if it had to. I closed my eyes and pushed, puked and even shit in front of way to many people but I had no idea that for my children I would…

Track through the woods on a cold, wet and windy day to find bugs and slugs.

Sleep in a old, gross smelly tent where every stick, rock and hard thing gravitated towards the spot where I would sleep.



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  • http://www.organicmania.com Lynn from Organicmania.com

    Sommer, this was a great post. Thanks for sharing. I was half way through it thinking, “Oh, I will never go camping! What have I been thinking?” and then I saw the pic of the spotted blue salamander. They are so rare now! How fabulous to get so close to nature. And btw, I love the black crunchy burnt marshmellows…although…dropped on the ground, well, you deserve a special reward for that one! :)
    .-= Lynn from Organicmania.com´s last blog ..Green Giveaway: Waste-Free Lunch Box by Citizen Pip and 15% off Kids Konserve =-.

  • http://www.brickhousemama2.blogspot.com kaydee

    love the description of what we do for our children and will be facing the sleepover/camping trip at the end of this school year as my son’s second grade class ends the year in a tent! rah! I blog at http://www.answersformoms.org thanks for the smile
    .-= kaydee´s last blog ..Facing Fear =-.

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  • http://ecomaidsofla.com/blog EcoGirl

    I never thought I would plan a day of catching lizards as i do with my son. Its his favorite thing to do.
    .-= EcoGirl´s last blog ..Test Your Green I.Q. =-.

  • http://www.therabreathcoupon.com/othersites.html Therabreath

    Oh! the sacrifices of a mom… It's hard to get back to your pre-pregnancy body size but it's all worth it!

  • http://www.therabreathcoupon.com/othersites.html Therabreath

    Oh! the sacrifices of a mom… It's hard to get back to your pre-pregnancy body size but it's all worth it!

  • http://www.fertilitytreatmentcenters.com/ Fertility

    its great to be a mother even though there are some sacrifice involved in it . but i think every mother can proud for being in such a state