My Thought for International Women’s Day
After all, Gandhi said ‘Be the Change You Want to See in the World’ and for the mother of an 11-year-old daughter this seems as good a place as any to start.
As my daughter gets older, she certainly isn’t listening to anything I tell her any more – but she is watching every move I make. Like a hawk. Having spent so long focusing my attention on her, becoming invisible as mothers can tend to do, the spotlight is suddenly on me.
What am I showing her? What does the example of my life teach her? As she grows into a woman herself, what paths does she see ahead of her?
The thought of being a role model makes me briefly toy with the idea of giving my daughter a ‘How Not To’ Guide, something along the lines of
Quote from Catherine Aird
This would surely be easier, but I’ve already done this and it seems like a risky parenting strategy.
No; in honour of International Women’s Day, I will stop taking the easy way out. I hereby resolve to stop trying to become invisible, and to live consciously in the world. To become the woman I would like my daughter to become one day: strong, resilient, loving, but above all, happy and fulfilled.
Rose Red 
Great advice… Hits so close to home.
Thanks 🙂 It might be the kind of advice which is easy to give but hard to follow…but I’ve decided to try!
I love this and am linking to it in my next post!
Thanks Sarah! Just saw this comment..x
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Reblogged this on Rose Red and commented:
Since I wrote this last year, I left my husband, started a new career, focused on being mentally and physically healthy…Big changes. I took my own advice and as a result I feel morw than a year older, and wiser.