Ankylosing spondylitis wife, mom, and grandmom!

Mommie and Mom--is there a difference? YES!  I think so!  Your little ones start out by calling you mommie, then as they get older it becomes mom.  So, is there a difference--not in the love that a child has for their mom, but it's all in how they say it. I have older children now and there is a difference!  Whether I'm Mom or Mommie and no matter how old they are--THESE beauties will always be my babies! Can you see the text from that teen that starts "Hey Mommie"?  My reply--hey, "what do you want"?  HA! Or how about this one "MOM" (insert a whine here).  Or "mommie, I don't feel good". It's all in the growing up and becoming adults.  We all, at some point, no matter our age want our "mommie" Well, I'm learning each day living with a chronic illness, that sometimes being "mommie" is very hard.  I will NOT let ankylosing spondylitis take the mommie from me!  I love when my girls need "mom...

When given a topic of self-esteem nothing "bloggy" comes to mind. I'm not an arrogant person, just that I do not struggle with a "low" self esteem. I can think back to my childhood and all the bullying that I endured, but even that didn't stop me from reaching for things I wanted. And trust me I was certainly one that was bullied a LOT! So, having a chronic, life-changing, VERY painful disease doesn't "bully" me enough either to have a lower self esteem. It just makes me want to "reach" for things that are harder. Not really setting myself up for failure, but learning the limitations and/or setting new ones, but still LIVING TO THE FULLEST! The fullest that a life with AS can be. I think that's where fear comes in. Are you afraid to try? Are you afraid to reach for those things that seem so far away? I think a lower self esteem causes fear! So, for me I do think they can be related to each other. Now, there are things that mak...