http://www.mycasserole.net/2006/03/07/to-be-my-own-individual/ Mishmash reflections on love, marriage, relationships and parenting by a mummy who is a Takuya Kimura zealot. Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:25:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.mycasserole.net/2006/03/07/to-be-my-own-individual/comment-page-1/#comment-518 mom101 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:15:24 +0000 http://www.mycasserole.net/2006/03/07/to-be-my-own-individual/#comment-518 I think you've nailed it: without an identity you can't possibly be a good mom. Your daughter needs to grow up and see you not just as "mom" but as a reader, a writer, a thinker, a ponderer, a comedienne, a nurturer and all the things that you are. I think you’ve nailed it: without an identity you can’t possibly be a good mom. Your daughter needs to grow up and see you not just as “mom” but as a reader, a writer, a thinker, a ponderer, a comedienne, a nurturer and all the things that you are.

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