Parenthood......

Kym sat on the floor in her favourite room in the house to meditate. The house was quiet as everyone else slept. It was dull outside and the rain continued to fall as it had done all night. It was 7.40am.

She put her earplugs in and turned on her iPod to listen to Dr Wayne Dyer's Manifesting Meditations. She loved the morning AH meditation. It put her in the right mindset for the day. Mo the cat sat next to her as she did every morning.

The word 'parenthood' came to Kym. She allowed it to come and go as she listened to the soothing voice of Dr Wayne Dyer.

As the day continued Kym pondered this message from the Universe....'parenthood'. What was she meant to do with that? Was she meant to do anything with it? She decided that it didn't matter whether she did anything with it or not....what she did realise was that throughout her experience of 'parenthood' her role had changed and evolved, as in the survival of the fittest type of evolution that is.

She thought back to her first experience when she was married with one, and then before she knew it, two children. She was a typical 'mother' sharing the role of 'parenthood' with her children's 'father'. She recalled the difference between that situation and when she was a single parent for nine years where she played the roles of 'mother' and 'father' to her children. She realised that she was also the 'mother' and 'father' when she was married however the 'father' role wasn't as prominent or obvious. This then took her to her current situation where she is married and has two step-children, so now she is a 'mother', 'father' and 'step-mother'! WOW! What a trip!

Kym pondered this 'parenthood' concept more deeply and realised that to be a successful parent and to survive 'parenthood' no matter how old you and your children are, you have to grow and develop with the times. She too, like her children throughout their developmental transitions, had many transitional experiences of 'parenthood'. For instance, while she is still a 'mother' and step-mother', and on occasion 'father' to the children in her life, she is now more of a friend, guide, counsellor and sometimes a sage filled with wisdom, as she shares a more 'adult' experience of 'parenthood' with her children.