I Want to be Superwoman
Posted on September 24, 2009
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This video was inspired by Kim Clijsters. She retired to have a family, and then came back to win the U.S. Open this year, making her the first mother since Evonne Goolagong Cawley won Wimbledon in 1980, to win a major title. The Boss and I watched the match together, and we wanted so badly for her to win — almost only because she was a mom, she came out of retirement, and she was the underdog. Real tears actually came out of my eyes when the camera cut to her husband’s reaction when Clijsters won match point, and the tears didn’t stop when she rushed through the family box just to get to him.
I’m such a sucker for a happy ending.
After winning the U.S. Open:
“We tried to plan Jada’s nap time a little bit later today so she could be here. It’s the greatest joy in the world.” – Kim Clijsters
Awesome.
My cousin (married, and mama of a four-year-old, and 1-year-old twins) just recently decided to go back to law school. She was nearly done with her degree when she got married, and though she planned on finishing school when she moved to the U.S. from the UK, visa issues and university technicalities kept her from finishing her last semester. Now, after nearly six years of marriage, and three kids, she’s decided to go back to school, and finish what she started.
When I was growing up, my mom’s friend (married with two boys) decided to go to medical school. She worked around the clock, caring for her boys while her husband was at work, and studying for her medical boards, but she and her husband made it work. Today, she is a practicing pediatrician.
A friend of mine got married thee years ago (mama of a 2-year-old girl, and 8-month old boy) and has her own business, which she runs from home. Most recently, she decided to write a book, and even took classes to better understand how to get started.
My mom, my aunts, my cousins — all the women in my family have worked in some capacity, grown spiritually over the course of their lives, and have been damn fine mamas, partners and friends. It is because of them that I believe it is totally possible to do ANYTHING with your life.
My dad says you have to work together with your partner to help each other’s dreams become a reality.
The Boss says anything is possible with hard work.
And I say, WE ARE WOMEN, and women can do anything.
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I want to be superwoman too. Sometimes my goals sound a bit crazy, but there’s SO much I want to do with my life. Insha’Allah, we’re gonna get there!
Definitely yes. It takes hard work and perseverance too. If any woman sets her mind on anything she can do it. I come from a family of very strong, successful and amazing women so I’ve seen lots of examples of “superwomen”. I have to point out the fact that even if a woman chooses not to work she can still be very successful.
YES WE CAN! and we will
Funny you should bring up this topic i am actually trying to be a Super woman.
I am a mother to 2 girls, a wife to one man
, a woman with a passion for sewing love it so much to start my own business Sew Chic and Unique!
Your dad is right about parterns helping each other. Its not easy its a lot of hard work but i believe with determination, hard work and a supportive family the sky is the limit.
A woman can achieve anything she wants to do in this life as long as she has a dream, which turns into a goal.
I am enjoying every minute of it and looking forward to rising to the top of my game
I think when you’re single its much easier to reach your goals, education and work wise.
When you get married and have kids, those goals are harder to reach sometimes, but like you I know MANY women who are Superwomen. Doctors who are only now practising after raising awesome kids Mashallah!
As for my own mum, she gave up her career to care for us, but that doesn’t mean she is not a superwoman. She is amazing and has always pushed us to be our best whilst supporting and loving us.
So, I would LOVE to be a Superwoman Inshallah!
I am going through this right now. I had a baby recently. My problem is that I can’t decide WHAT I want to do.
I think it also helps if you have inlaws or parents you are able to watch your children while you do your thing. If you don’t have that (my situation) it makes things a bit harder.
Salaam Sabrina,
It is definitely a challenge trying to balance so many things and at the same time being good at all of them.
Before I got married, I wasn’t as motivated about a lot of things, and since I got married..Alhamdulillah quite motivated about a few things but always juggling with the thought “how am I going to do this, this and that, and yet be good in every role!?”
Anyways, yet another boost to my motivation through this post. Let’s see how far I get with my gazillion goals and plans.
G’day to you!
Maria I
i think anyone can do and be anything, Allah willing. as for superwoman though… i don’t think i really need to be one. it gets extremely exhausting to be everything to everyone and still have time to be what you want for you. i think i settle for “average woman”!
women are amazing. period.
we can do it all, and STILL look pretty.
right now my personal goals have taken a backseat to our goals as a couple. since my husband and i NEED our house to be completely renovated in about 4 years…while both maintaining full-time jobs and doing all the work ourselves…i just don’t have time for my goals right now or even enough sleep.
right now, it’s all about compromise…and coffee.
Spot on!
we can do it all and we can do it better.
I’m not qualified to talk about being Superwoman, being 45 and still single
But I always grew up expecting that I d*** well better be Superwoman. Not having a career just was never even presented as an option. I guess my folks were pretty progressive for their time.
But to change the subject, where is our alcohol poll of the day? There was supposed to be one on every post until the end of the year :S
Your mother must be a very happy woman for her husband to have that mind set. He is right on!
My husband is always encouraging me to be my best. I’m currently going back to finish up my undergrad, three kids later
I do believe we can do it all. But we also have to remember to take care of ourselves. If we are tired our families will feel it as well.
I might be in the slight minority whereas I am a bit old fashioned and raised that way. I believe woman can have it ‘all’ but not with a compromise to her family. I believe when children are young that the mom should be home with the child raising them. I don’t like day care centers but I do understand single parents and some women HAVE to work. That’s one reason why I like this day and age of the internet so women can work at home if they choose to do so. There are many options for being home with your child including when they are going to school full time to work part time or in jobs that allow you to be home when the child gets home. You can even go to school over the web now so nothing is really totally impossible. I just believe in the old saying of ‘Faith first, Family second, and Career third’ and in that order. I also have the highest respect for SAHM because it’s truly the hardest job in the world IMHO. Women have to define what ‘success’ really means to them and prioritize their lives in not only what makes them happy but their families as well. Doing that then you CAN have it all!!
I voted!
I typed, deleted, typed, deleted, and typed and deleted my comment like 15 times.
We all want it all. But we all can’t have it all. Be content with what you have and where you are at in your life. Someone will always have it better and someone will always have it worse. Improving your life can happen in small ways. Don’t kick yourself for not having the life you’ve always dream of. (speaking to myself)
We should all encourage each other as women to live our best lives.
Amnah you’ve said it better than I could have. Thank you sister! You know, I often wonder what people actually consider success to be and if having it all is really worth it at all in the long run? Maybe sometimes our best life is the life we already live whether we want to be more, do more or become more. Maybe what we already have is good enough. Perhaps having higher ambitions is not always what will make us happy in life. It’s all food for thought though. Glad we can share like this.
Absolutely. I believe if we really want something and try our hardest to achieve it, there’s nothing to stop us in this day and age.
Am I imagining things, or did you add that bit about Kim Clijsters later? At any rate, it brought tears to my eyes too…
Hi Caraboska. You are totally imagining things. In fact, this whole Web site is only a figment of your imagination:)
Oh, I guess that means I have a wonderful imagination then
:D:D
Women can definitely have it all
It just takes a little patience, practice, and figuring out what works best for your lifestyle.
But often times we sell ourselves short and don’t go for our dreams. I think it also helps to surround yourself with positive people who encourage you to reach for your dreams.
Great post!