never always.

Posted bycasey coombsPosted inToo lazy to label.

With motherhood, marriage and the loss of certain calendar spreads, it becomes more and more obvious that I will never be a lot of things. But with wifehood and motherhood also comes a new appreciation for what I can, and hopefully will accomplish.

I will never be the hot chick on the back of some guys motorcycle.

I will be the girl behind the bike of a little kid, teaching her how to ride without training wheels.

I will never be a cheerleader at the sidelines of an NFL game.

I will be the cheerleader at the sidelines of a little league game with juice boxes at the ready.

I will never be a famous singer.

I will get to sing duets in the car to Barbie soundtracks.

I will never bring men to their knees.

I will always have band-aids for skinned knees.

I will never cause a room to stop and stare when I enter.

I will cause tears to stop with nothing but a hug.

I will never win prestigious awards to frame.

I will get “I LOVE YOU MOM” written in crayon, maybe even Sharpie, on my wall.

I will never be the leading lady in a Hollywood blockbuster.

I will always be the only one who can make my husband his favorite meal the way he likes it.

I will probably never cure a disease or deliver a baby.

I will always show up  on doorsteps with casseroles for people who just got out of the hospital, lost a loved one or had a baby.

I will never make millions laugh with my “male candor and feminine wit”.

But I can always make my kid laugh so hard she can’t breathe.

I will never be featured in National Geographic.

I will always be featured on the walls of my own house and on the walls of grandma and grandpa back home.

I will never wrestle alligators.

I will wrestle wet naked babies in the bathtub or tantrum throwing toddlers in the aisles of Target.

I will never be a mom to millions.

But I will always be the mom to at least one.

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53 thoughts on “never always.”

  1. Nah, it was all in fun. I think your adorable.

    There are lots of things I will never be and I am proud of that…because it leaves someone better then I am to be those things, and in turn, I get to focus on the things I am good at…which is helping others, building websites, assisting moms online, taking care of my family, being a damn good wife, being charitable to my family…Im a decent singer, a good cook and I only burned my house down (literally) one time in my life.

    I think your blog is great and I would love to get to know you!
    trisha
    momdot

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  13. I will never be everything I dreamed of being when I was in high school.

    I will always be the mom who encourages my kids to dream big and tells them they can have those dreams.

    This was an awesome post. Somehow you made all the little things seem so much more glamorous than the glamorous stuff.

    Insta-moms last blog post..Taking years off

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  14. I will never be the femme fatale, but I will always be the cool older sister who will stay up late playing RPG’s with her younger brothers where the object of the game is to infiltrate and destroy.

    I will probably never be some kind of ground-breaking therapist that discovers a new way to help millions cope and move on, but I will always be the one that the younger brothers call up when they’ve had a bad day and they either need someone to listen, or someone to think up the right things to say to take their mind off things and make them laugh.

    I will probably never be a mom myself, but I’ll always be the great older sister that is another mother figure to her brothers.
    (I’m 27 and I’ll have a brother that will be 24 in a few weeks and one who is 11)

    Ambers last blog post..okay, I’m a sell out

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  32. What a sweet post! And I too voted for you – maybe next time! Well, I am perhaps too new into my life (25) to know yet what I will and won’t be, but I’m sure I’ll know it when it’s there!

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  33. For the record, I believe you did make an entire room go silent and stare when you took the stage in San Francisco, but I would agree that the strength of a hug that can cure anything is way cooler.

    Amandas last blog post..Calling it a win

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  41. Being a parent doesn’t come with a manual! Enjoy your son they grow up way to fast! “Your children’s hell will slowly go by’ and “‘Feed them on your dreams” As Crosby, Still,Nash and Young sang…

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  43. I will never be a millionaire.
    I will always be content with the fortune that is my family and friends.

    Great post, love it. PERFECT. And, I think you should make a calendar of your pictures you take and laugh all the way to the bank…maybe we can all vote on pictures?

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  46. I will never be a famous scientist. I will always be a science teacher, turning kids on to science……maybe one of them will be famous!

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