Talyn is an old friend of mine from college. She has a degree in Elementary Education and taught 4th and 6th grade before her daughter Alena was born. She is currently expecting. H:re's what she has to say about her life as a mom:
I have on occasion come across people who feel that I'm wasting my college degree. Yes. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from a great university, and yes I LOVED my job, and had some natural ability leading me to believe that with a few more years of practice I could be really good at it. Not to mention that my chosen field of elementary education is one with a high degree of influence on the next generation. We need good teachers. We need lots of them. So I guess I can sort of see where people were coming from when they felt I was giving up my influence and my potential. Sort of. But the truth is, that no matter how good a teacher I was destined to become, there are others that can do it just as well, not to mention the many who can and are doing it better. On the other hand, NO ONE can be a better mother to my children than I can. That's just the way a mother's love works. No one can love my children the way I do, or can sacrifice for them the way I can with no regrets. There seems to be a big misunderstanding in the world that women who choose to stay at home do so because for some reason they believe they can't do other things. It's not true. I stay at home in spite of the belief that I could make a big difference in the world, and enjoy doing it, because I know that I can't possibly make a biggger difference that I will be making by staying at home.
Talyn's cherished memories of her adventures in mommying can be found here.
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