"I will live my life as a lobster man's wife on an island in the blue bay.
He will take care of me, he will smell like the sea,
And close to my heart he'll always stay.
I will bear three girls all with strawberry curls, little Ella and
Nelly and Faye.
While I'm combing their hair, I will catch his warm stare
On our island in the blue bay."
He will take care of me, he will smell like the sea,
And close to my heart he'll always stay.
I will bear three girls all with strawberry curls, little Ella and
Nelly and Faye.
While I'm combing their hair, I will catch his warm stare
On our island in the blue bay."
~Ingrid Michaelson, Far Away
This song pretty much sums up what I want in life. It isn't so much these particular details, however the concept is what I want and what I have always dreamed of. Living in today's society woman have made huge strides in professional fields. While I think it is great for woman to have these opportunities, I myself have never really been driven into a particular career. Lately I've been wondering why it is that woman are so much more driven to have a career rather than a family; Or more so why it seems women with careers are more respected as independent and driven. I don't think one life path is necessarily better than the rest, however sometimes I think just being a stay and home mom gets a bad rep. More than anything, I just want a family. When you really think about it, what is more important than being with people you love and who love you in return. I want my own island in the blue bay.
This song pretty much sums up what I want in life. It isn't so much these particular details, however the concept is what I want and what I have always dreamed of. Living in today's society woman have made huge strides in professional fields. While I think it is great for woman to have these opportunities, I myself have never really been driven into a particular career. Lately I've been wondering why it is that woman are so much more driven to have a career rather than a family; Or more so why it seems women with careers are more respected as independent and driven. I don't think one life path is necessarily better than the rest, however sometimes I think just being a stay and home mom gets a bad rep. More than anything, I just want a family. When you really think about it, what is more important than being with people you love and who love you in return. I want my own island in the blue bay.
reading this made me miss our talks...and it made me realize that i also want my own island in the blue bay.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right. I hate to admit it, but I often feel embarrassed to say that I am "just" a stay-at-home mom. I feel the need to explain that I have a Master's to somehow show that I have accomplished something. I have alway wanted a career, but I know that my daughter is so much more important than myself and she deserves to be raised by her parents, not strangers. Society definitely has it backwards.
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