BESTSELF™ ICEBREAKER | Self-Awareness 12

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO RE-EXPERIENCE BECAUSE YOU DID NOT APPRECIATE IT FULLY THE FIRST TIME? 

Generally, I don’t like re-doing anything. I don’t re-read books, re-watch movies, re-binge series - I’m more of a stay curious and learn new things kind of person. I do not find comfort in repeating things.

If there is one thing in my life I’d like to earn a do-over it would be raising my children. I’d like to have an opportunity to raise them with the support of a loving spouse and family who recognized my debilitating thyroid disease rather than taking advantage of it. I spent, by all medical guestimates, at least a decade in a thyroid-induced fog. I’m beyond grateful that I always had my camera with me and recorded as many stories as I could in countless scrapbook albums. I must have known there was something wrong with me as I would stay up long hours, well after the kids were fed, bathed, and tucked into bed, feverishly creating simple layouts - as a testament to their childhood and how much I loved them.

That said, I can only fix history going forward. I think I’m a good mama who not only supports but challenges my kids to be the best versions of themselves. That’s the job!