I took the kids to the pool recently. We weren't there long because Pepper aspirated a good amount of water.
She was gasping but getting nothing, panicking, and pleading to me with her eyes to help her. I know CPR, but that's usually for AFTER a person passes out, right?
I did everything I could think to do: take off her tight puddle jumper, tip her downwards and hit her back until she finally threw up. But inside my head, I was panicking. I felt so clueless and helpless. I found myself wishing there were lifeguards that day or that someone nearby would see us and come to my child's rescue.
She finally started breathing again, but I took her home immediately. I was telling my husband about the incident and I asked him,
As I listened to his answer, I realized that I did exactly what needed to be done, even though I FELT clueless. When we become a mother, we are given something intangible and often imperceptible, its called INSTINCT. When we learn to trust ourselves, we can begin to utilize this profound gift.
She was gasping but getting nothing, panicking, and pleading to me with her eyes to help her. I know CPR, but that's usually for AFTER a person passes out, right?
I did everything I could think to do: take off her tight puddle jumper, tip her downwards and hit her back until she finally threw up. But inside my head, I was panicking. I felt so clueless and helpless. I found myself wishing there were lifeguards that day or that someone nearby would see us and come to my child's rescue.
She finally started breathing again, but I took her home immediately. I was telling my husband about the incident and I asked him,
"What exactly DO you do in that kind of situation?"
As I listened to his answer, I realized that I did exactly what needed to be done, even though I FELT clueless. When we become a mother, we are given something intangible and often imperceptible, its called INSTINCT. When we learn to trust ourselves, we can begin to utilize this profound gift.
"Many people...don't trust their own abilities to make decisions. Consequently, they will follow anyone's advice." (Just as I was hoping that someone ELSE would come to my child's rescue) "They trust anyone over themselves. [But] we all have the ability to know for ourselves what the right and wrong choices are. If we listen to our hearts and stay in touch with a higher power, we can receive advice from someone who really does know the best way. Trust in yourself to discern." -Nicholeen Peck, A House United
I'm learning more and more just how equipped I actually am to parent these kids. I don't need a teaching degree to give them a wonderful education either. I'm blessed with creativity, resourcefulness, and the intuition to know and fill their unique, individual needs.
Mamas, we have it within us. It's already there. Trust yourself. They were given to you, specifically YOU for a reason.
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