Modern Asian Mom Essay

The Modern Asian Mom: Are you a successful mother?

As a young girl, I remember pretending to be always on the go. In a way most little girls and young women like to play pretend or day dream, I would be the main character who was always in a hurry to a meeting, telling my secretary what tasks I would take and what meetings to drop. I was the epitome of success.

Not much has changed since I became a mother. Only this time, there is no secretary to help me with my agenda, let alone one to get me a hot cup of tea when everything else starts to become overwhelming.

It took us 10 years before our darling daughter came. At 33, I thought I was ready for whatever motherhood had in store for me. I was ready, so ready to become a mother.

What a lot

You get used to it though, so don’t cross out motherhood in your list of what you want to be in the future.

The real challenge, in this modern age and time, is how to toggle time from being a super mom, to a super worker, to a super wife.

Time is what you need.

This has been said in so many ways and languages that we all now know that if you are one who does not have the ability to manage time, then you are doomed!

Not having a plan is one of the most horrible decisions you will ever make, second to not having a plan b.

Being a successful mother or homemaker means you give ample time to different activities and roles you need to fill in any given day. You cannot just focus on a single task and ignore the rest. Although different actions fall under different priority lists, they are still a priority that needs attending to.

Most mothers, the moment their child is born, instantly stick to the role of motherhood, becoming oblivious to the other roles that she has.

When I became a mother, it was more convenient for me to forget that I was also a wife, a daughter, a sister and a friend. We get so bent on giving every waking moment to our new bundle of joy that everything and every one else became less