Could I Be Beaver's Mom?

When I started to write this article I had decided that I wanted to be Mary Richards, played by Mary Tyler More. A beautiful, strong independent business woman who could turn the world on with her smile. But then I realized that that ship had sailed a long time ago.







Now, being a wife and mother, I realize that isn't the life for me. I thought back to high school and remembered once saying that I wanted to be June Cleaver. The perfect house wife and mother. Never a hair out of place, perfectly dressed and always wearing an apron to be ready to bake at a moments notice. She had so much energy, always had the perfect advice for her children and her husband always looked so darned happy. I didn't want to be a CEO or a successful lawyer. I wanted to be... perfect.




Well, I'm not. It made me wonder what fictional television mother I was more like. Rosanne Arnold? Peggy Bundy? Claire Huxtable?















Nope. None of the above.


I keep trying to be the perfect house wife, at which I fail terribly. The perfect mother, which I do my very best. Perfect daughter, friend, sister. I can do my best to be June Cleaver but it will be my version of June Cleaver. A little of her and a little of me. But right now during these hard times, I will just have to settle for being me.