July 20

List ten things I am passionate about. That is one of the many things we are to do for one of the research assignments. After contemplating this, I am not sure that I have ten things that I am passionate about. The word passionate means to adore, love, obsessive, fanatical, fervent and a few others. These are strong words to me. I am the mother of a teenager, with that being said, what I was passionate about before her birth is not what I am passionate about now. My focus changed. I am passionate about being a good mom, and taking parenting as a responsibility not just going through the motions. I love spending time with her, I always have. I have heard other parents that can’t wait for Christmas break to be over, or for school to start back up after summer; I am not one of them. I cherish the time I get to spend with her. I still have things that I am “interested” in, but she by far is at the top of the list, and the list is short. So I have a hurdle to jump before I begin our research assignment for a topic, making my list. I will be doing a lot of brainstorming to develop one.