In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here.
Sum up what you believe on one page.
I believe…
– The cup is always half full.
– A smile makes others smile.
– The best thing to spend on your kids is time, not money.
– It’s what’s on the inside that counts.
– The most painful thing to experience is not defeat but regret.
– People don’t remember you for all your “stuff”, but for being a nice person.
– There’s always someone else worse off, but that shouldn’t minimise your own bad times.
– Having the same surname as my husband and kids doesn’t mean I’ve lost my identity, it means I’m part of a family.
– Trying your best is all that matters; success is just a bonus.
– I haven’t “given up my career” because of my kids; I’ve chosen a career as Mum for my kids.
– Giving back is important.
– The world is too politically correct. People need to grow a backbone and laugh at themselves.
– Failure is more important than success.
Well, that’s a wee insight into my beliefs. What about you, what do you believe in?
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December 12, 2020 at 12:02 am
Wow!! Amazing list! Especially those ones about choosing a career as a mum and not losing your identity for having the same last name as your family! Who is saying these things to you?! I’ll key their car!!
December 12, 2020 at 7:16 am
Where I live I tend to buck the trend a bit with those things (Oz capital with quite a lot of high socio-economic families) and have had to defend myself (I know right!) when it comes to my choices. The fact I choose to be stay-at-home Mum as far as the Barbarian’s are concerned and work around that (so during school hours but mostly overnight) in a series of different jobs rather than a career is seen as being less – even though it is a lot more work. Plus I do a lot of volunteer work, which is often seen by others as expected in my position because I don’t have a career. And I’ve had women argue with me about identity choices (they start it, not me, but it is my choice! Go figure).
December 12, 2020 at 8:17 am
Sounds like a good philosophy.
December 12, 2020 at 9:43 am
Thanks, Liz x
December 12, 2020 at 9:26 am
WOW! I feel like women can’t win!
You stay at home: you’re losing out, wasting your degree
You work: your children are suffering
You dont take his name: youre being a feminist, what about your children
You DO take his name: you aren’t a good female cos you’re not being feminist, you are conforming to outdated ideals
UUUUUGGGGHHHH
You be you and let everyone else be suck sucks
December 12, 2020 at 5:55 pm
Lol, that’s pretty much it.
December 18, 2020 at 10:41 am
Women have such double standards applied to us, but it appears that you manage it well!
I believe that if you can’t say anything nice, you shouldn’t say anything at all. But my track record isn’t exactly perfect with that one.
December 21, 2020 at 8:41 pm
Haha, I think we all fail at that sometimes. These days I think people also forget that saying it online doesn’t negate the nasty.