Today, I had a conversation with one of my cousins, and we were discussing her future dreams of being in the business world, in relation to her desire to be a mother. My grandmother has always told us, “No one will give you a kidney, except your family. Not your friends, not Michael Jordan, not anyone!” That has stuck and will stick with us for the rest of our life. And despite all of my cousin’s endeavors that she wanted to pursue and achieve, she told me that nothing would mean more than being able to balance motherhood and her career. I got the thinking and I realized the fact that society rarely portrays a compassionate mother, who is level headed and successful, much less an African American woman in a powerful position…unless you mean Oprah -___-
Plus Oprah doesn’t count anyways since she isn’t a mother! I like Oprah but I'm sorry, she just gets so much undeserved credit! Maybe I'm hating? But that's just my opinion.
Anyways...back to the conversation with my cousin; she told me that family is an extremely important factor in her life and that she believed that family was her foundation as a person. She was saying that she often thinks about how she wants to be in the profession of business and how long rigorous nights will cause her to not be able to see her children often. Yet, when I think of Jean Afterman, Michelle Obama, and Jada Pinkett Smith, who are extremely talented women who portray themselves in a positive light by balancing their career and family, it gives me hope for her. She told me that she knows that it will not be an easy road, but she’s confident that she will one day be able to include her name on the list of women, who are able to effectively balance their life.
Plus Oprah doesn’t count anyways since she isn’t a mother! I like Oprah but I'm sorry, she just gets so much undeserved credit! Maybe I'm hating? But that's just my opinion.
Anyways...back to the conversation with my cousin; she told me that family is an extremely important factor in her life and that she believed that family was her foundation as a person. She was saying that she often thinks about how she wants to be in the profession of business and how long rigorous nights will cause her to not be able to see her children often. Yet, when I think of Jean Afterman, Michelle Obama, and Jada Pinkett Smith, who are extremely talented women who portray themselves in a positive light by balancing their career and family, it gives me hope for her. She told me that she knows that it will not be an easy road, but she’s confident that she will one day be able to include her name on the list of women, who are able to effectively balance their life.
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