MOM BOSS or BOSS MOM?

6 DECEMBER 2023 – EMMA K BAXTER

My whole life I’ve loved being in charge. I love feeling ‘in control’ and being responsible for big things. I always hoped that I would have a job that allowed me to see out my leadership dream…and yet, here I am writing this post while one toddler is running around half naked and the other is calling out for more pretzels.

Two Dreams

In truth, I’ve had two dreams. Being a ‘girl boss’…and being a ‘boss mom.’

As a little girl, I always carried around a baby doll. The desire to nurture and love as a mother is something I’ve had as long as I remember! But I remember by dolls were always strapped to my chest or in a stroller so I could build little fairy houses in the yard and jump across stones in a creek. Sitting still has never been something I’ve done well with.

I’ve spent a lot of years with a personality that felt more equipped to handle busy office life than ‘playroom life.’ But I want to be a good mom. A soft mom. One who doesn’t mind chaos and messes but lives for a good craft time and hours of snuggles. But me—I just want to move. I want to accomplish things! So you can imagine craft time is high stress here in the Baxter home.

Being a working mother enables you to embrace all aspects of your being.

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A Broken Piece

I spent a lot of time feeling broken. Like I didn’t fit the mold of being a stay-at-home mom. I felt pretty broken. It wasn’t until I started working with Dr. Slade that I learned just how natural these feelings are for an R/E.

R’s are not notoriously warm and fuzzy people…nor Es. But that doesn’t mean that I can’t still be a good mom! I might not fit a stereotypical mold for what I think a mom should be, but I know that I love my boys…and they know it too!

Best of BOTH Dreams

I am fortunate to have this job that allows me to balance my desire for movement and resolution with my desire to be at home with my kids. I get to spend most of my days with them and my evenings at a computer writing, designing, planning, and coordinating how we can help C.O.R.E. reach as many people as we can.

I am passionate about teaching people about C.O.R.E. because it has changed the very fiber of my life, my relationships, and most of all–my perception of self.

Not many people can say that they have a job that teaches them to be happy, satisfies their career goals and desires, AND allows them to spend their days with their family. I am lucky…and I know it.

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If you’re looking to understand why you think, feel, and act the way you do-

If you’ve ever felt broken or like you don’t fit the mould you should-

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