http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/luvnmybubby/26569 When i found out i was pregnant back in June of 06 i thought my entire personality was going to change along with the life in general change. But it didn't! And it doesn't have to!&nbsp; You just have to find time to let your non-baby-toting self come out. Let's face it , when you don't have your kid(s) with you, you tend to act a little more uninhibited.&nbsp; More like how you were pre-baby.&nbsp; Now i'm not saying everyone because i have met some people that act exactly the same when the kids aren't there. Babytalk, weird noises, constantly talking about their kid when other people are talking about adult things.&nbsp; This is highly agitating to me because i am like, HELLO? where did YOU go? I feel like too many chicks get caught just being MOM. I LOVE being MOM but i also LOVE being Casso, which is who i have always been and has enabled me to be the cool MOM i am today.&nbsp; I guess my point is: Don't forget that chick who made you the MOM you are today, she was there before and you'll need her when the babies have grown and moved on and become their own people.&nbsp; And your kids need to know that you have a life outside of them as well, they need a strong woman to teach them that it's good to be yourself and you should always embrace it, even if you are a MOM! When i found out i was pregnant back in June of 06 i thought my entire personality was going to change along with the life in general change. But it didn't! And it doesn't have to!&nbsp; You just have to find time to let your non-baby-toting self come out. Let's face it , when you don't have your kid(s) with you, you tend to act a little more uninhibited.&nbsp; More like how you were pre-baby.&nbsp; Now i'm not saying everyone because i have met some people that act exactly the same when the kids aren't there. Babytalk, weird noises, constantly talking about their kid when other people are talking about adult things.&nbsp; This is highly agitating to me because i am like, HELLO? where did YOU go? I feel like too many chicks get caught just being MOM. I LOVE being MOM but i also LOVE being Casso, which is who i have always been and has enabled me to be the cool MOM i am today.&nbsp; I guess my point is: Don't forget that chick who made you the MOM you are today, she was there before and you'll need her when the babies have grown and moved on and become their own people.&nbsp; And your kids need to know that you have a life outside of them as well, they need a strong woman to teach them that it's good to be yourself and you should always embrace it, even if you are a MOM! en-us <p>Well said!</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/luvnmybubby/26569/#c_237516 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/luvnmybubby/26569/#c_237516 <p>Well said!</p> <p>absolutely.&nbsp; as much as i love spending time with my girls, i cherish my alone time. where i can have uninterrupted, adult conversations and a little &quot;me&quot; time. it makes me a better, happier mom when i get back home.</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/luvnmybubby/26569/#c_237674 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/luvnmybubby/26569/#c_237674 <p>absolutely.&nbsp; as much as i love spending time with my girls, i cherish my alone time. where i can have uninterrupted, adult conversations and a little &quot;me&quot; time. it makes me a better, happier mom when i get back home.</p> <p>absolutely right.&nbsp; Its funny how we have those preconceptions, isn't it?&nbsp; We both thought similar things.&nbsp; Like, there was the us before baby, and the us after baby.&nbsp; Obviously there are differences in life and priorities, but the 'us' never changed.&nbsp;</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/luvnmybubby/26569/#c_238152 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/luvnmybubby/26569/#c_238152 <p>absolutely right.&nbsp; Its funny how we have those preconceptions, isn't it?&nbsp; We both thought similar things.&nbsp; Like, there was the us before baby, and the us after baby.&nbsp; Obviously there are differences in life and priorities, but the 'us' never changed.&nbsp;</p> <p>i felt the same way... thought I'd turn into the &quot;right&quot; kind of mom straight away, but I was still me with a wonderful gift. More power to you for being yourself!</p> <br /> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/luvnmybubby/26569/#c_239101 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/luvnmybubby/26569/#c_239101 <p>i felt the same way... thought I'd turn into the &quot;right&quot; kind of mom straight away, but I was still me with a wonderful gift. More power to you for being yourself!</p> <br /> <p>Amen sister, I couldn't have said it better myself.</p> http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/luvnmybubby/26569/#c_290946 http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/luvnmybubby/26569/#c_290946 <p>Amen sister, I couldn't have said it better myself.</p>