Mothering Practice

I was at lunch last week with some of the young women I work with. One of them was having sinus problems. She described her symptoms to me then asked, "You think I have allergies right? Not a cold? What do you think the best thing would be to take care of it?"

The other two women who were at the table both looked at me expectantly as I gave her my opinion, but thinking back on it, it made me realize, more and more lately people have been coming to me for "mothering" types of advice when they are sick or sad or for things like cooking and cleaning tips.

Thinking back, it's been at least as far back as high school that I have always been the person in
the group who tried to look out for everyone else. I always made sure everyone was included.

When I got older, I could be counted on to make sure none of the girls went home with random strangers after a night of drinking.

I am the person my family relies on to remember birthdays, anniversaries and any other important occasion.

It could be part of the reason people come to me for advice is because I will take the time to research things, try out products or remedies, experiment with recipes. Or I could just have that natural maternal instinct for caring for people and things.

Either way, when the time comes, hopefully it makes the transition to motherhood seem a little less foreign!