My Reason for Choosing My Chosen Career

Since our senior class officially graduated on Saturday I am now an unofficial senior. *bites nails*

Of course along with this realization comes the questions. "What are you going to do after school? What's career would you like to go into?"

I've known the answer to these questions since I as very young. What do I want to do with my life after high-school is over?

I want to be a Wife and Mommy.

The reason?

This:

Now I know motherhood is not just getting flowers. But the accompanying sweet baby smiles and warm feeling you get when a baby hugs you are what makes it worth it.

I remember last summer my co-worker Leanne and I were talking, in context of the conversation she mentioned what I had told her I wanted to do with my life. A patron at the desk heard the last comment of the conversation and exclaimed quite loudly. "Who wants only to get married and have children? That's just awful!! Doesn't she want to DO anything with her life?"

"It's me."I answered.

She had grace enough to look sheepish.

"But...don't you want to go to collage or do anything???"

I was trying to keep my cool.
"Well Ma'am, to me, getting married and raising children is doing something. Becoming a mother and raising children is my dream."

The women, still incredulous, made no further comment.

I wished I'd had these pictures with me that day.