Top Ten Reasons Why Being an Older Mom is Amazing!

I've recently become Facebook friends with a bunch of ladies in a closed group called Older Moms of Young Children. It has been nice connecting with moms who can relate. I celebrate even more being a mom who had her first child at 42 years young. While Mike and I would gladly have a houseful of children, it's simply not meant to be and we are blessed with only one. So with that, here's my top ten reasons why it's awesome being an older mom! 1. I don't sweat the small stuff, particularly with food and mealtimes. I don't care what he eats, just that he eats. Yep, he can have whatever he wants for breakfast. who cares? 2. I love dirt. We do not use antibiotic soaps and we do not own antibacterial hand gels. Dirt is good. My kid's never been on any antibiotics in his nearly 5 years of life--he's a pretty healthy kid for having dirty hands. 3. Judge me--I don't care. I get plenty of judging... 4. I can celebrate. His birthday, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, other holidays. I waited a long time for this guy, and intend to have some fun. But if he doesn't care, neither do it. He doesn't like candy, so he doesn't care about Halloween. Neither do I. (and I'm very happy he doesn't like candy!) 5. I appreciate. I cannot describe how grateful I am for him. Simply beyond words. 6. I will defend and protect until my last breath. No question--I will be that ridiculous parent who will do something about an injustice, a bully, a bad teacher, and--God Forbid--anyone who decides to hurt my child. And I will not care who thinks what, and I'm sure I can convince any jury.... 7. I can spoil! And I will! And I do.... 8. I have traveled, partied, experienced life; now I can settle down and put my child first. I don't need to drink to get drunk, I don't need to go out on the town, I don't need to hang with my friends, I don't need vacations alone (or with the girls or with my hubby). My son is number 1--and I will sacrifice what I need to make him stay number 1. And it's not a sacrifice, because I'm not giving anything up. 9. I have a career. I don't need to figure out how to get my degree because I have a couple, I don't need to figure out how to get that next promotion, or even a job. And I can do all of this on my own. I love my husband, but I don't need his income to make ends meet. 10. I can afford it. The best schooling. Quality shoes, nice clothes, and the latest trends. One can argue the material things, but I can help him fit in and give the other kids one less reason to pick on him by ensuring he looks nice and "trendy".