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Thank-you Sira and Sam
The feeling comes and goes and I think that writing is my anchor and becoming a respected writer is something that I yearn for. Oh my kids are my anchors too, those two are the best things I ever did, really. Sometimes I just get these feelings of being lost which are partially from living and raising my kids bi-culturally, and they are both very Japanese which is fine, but they tend to shun American culture, which is normal since they are living in Japan, and yet they look so American, and they have their own ways of dealing with being 'different' and my daughter is a teenager and not at all communicative, which is normal, I just have problems dealing with all this sometimes. That was a jumbled outpour but it is the way I explain it. Thank you and I will forge ahead with my life and keep 'finding myself' in different ways. I truely want my kids to feel how lucky they are to be by-cultural, only I don't think they feel so lucky all the time. We just have to be strong in ourselves and I will try to instill this in my kids. Thanks for the comments!
posted by
KaBooM62
on January 29, 2008 at 12:23 AM
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I can relate to the identity crisis - it's something that I've been struggling with, on and off, for a while now. I thought that adding "mother" to the list might quell my problem, but I'm guessing not, since you already have the title, and are still feeling lost.
I suppose it's something that requires some serious soul searching and self-understanding. Looking past the labels of wife, daughter, mother or friend, and finding the person underneath.
Good luck with your search - I'm quite confident that the person you find will be beautiful, just like the rest of you!
posted by
Sira890
on January 28, 2008 at 11:30 AM
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I think you are lucky to have each other. I hope you are able to find a way to keep your writing going! sam
posted by
sam444
on January 28, 2008 at 3:07 AM
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