Angels and Babies of the New Age
I spent my life at least the most potentially productive part, my twenties, thirties, forties and into my fifties being Mum to my 7 children and their friends.
We lived in a remote part of the country, where there were few jobs, and fewer opportunities for adult education, so I embraced the role of full time Mum, and spent my free time which wasn’t much, tending a vegetable patch to make the dinner table more interesting and help make ends meet.
Though I remained fascinated by angels and the developing spiritual subculture, my passion was my children really, and life went by day to day, year to year until the last two left, by which time I was 53 years old, with a masters degree from the school of life and 3 gorgeous grandchildren.
Whats a girl to do? All ideas welcome
But what did being a full time Mother really mean to us women back then? And where have we arrived, after all the years of tremendously physical, and emotionally demanding work, rearing the children of the New Age..?
Well, I admire and adore my grandchildren, in fact most children, and I am lucky to have my health and a humble amount of spirituality, but it hardly counts as a career. I also have volumes of life experiences; true, gritty, tantalizing, wholesome and some not so wholesome, but as you can see, my writing skills aren’t about to win me the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. And I have my lovely, amazing, intelligent and fun family, but what’s a girl to do?
I’ve worked all my life and right now I am a healthy 63 year old, who needs an income. Given my credentials, what do you suggest?.. all ideas welcome.!
best love
Linda