In recent years and thanks to the rise of social networks and online media, many celebrities or celebrities who are mothers, share a little of their maternal life. Some of them, in addition to sharing small moments of the day with their children, also use these channels to send positive or supportive messages to other moms.
One of them is tennis player Serena Williams, who recently He shared a very emotional and personal message for mothers and women in general, about how we should stop looking for perfection and support each other more.
Since she became a mother, Serena Williams occasionally shares some moments and reflections beside her daughter Alexis Olympia, like that time when he shared that he had cried when he learned that he had lost his daughter's first steps, something with which many mothers who work outside the home identified.
In Babies and more, even the very strong Serena Williams declares feeling vulnerable at times to her recent motherhood The tennis player, who was chosen as the best athlete of 2018 for her perseverance as a tennis player, woman and mother, recently wrote in the magazine Fortune an article on the occasion of Women's Day, in which send a sincere message to all mothers: stop aspiring to perfection and seek to support each other more.
In the article, she shares the results of a survey she promoted and was conducted by Survey Monkey, in which working mothers were asked about the balance between their work and family life.
And although the results show how mothers and fathers feel in the United States in terms of continuing their career or leaving their children to go to work, what really resonates with their article, is the emotional message he sends to all mothers.
Openly and sincerely sharing her experience with motherhood, the tennis player begins telling a little about her childhood dreams and her new role as a mother:
Since I was a child, I dreamed of being the best player in the world ... but I also dreamed of having a family. The dream was not divided: I wanted to be successful in both. I want to stay as long as possible in this game so that Olympia can see me, cheer me up and be proud to say "That's my mom." I want her and all women to know that they can be what they want to be. Dream big. The sky is the limit. Take risks
But also, although he wants women, girls and mothers in the world to fight for their dreams and not stop pursuing their goals, he clarifies that we must stop aspiring to be perfect, and be more kind to ourselves:
Let's talk about perfection. I want to clarify that perfection is an impossible goal and should never be a true goal in our life. And this is something I have had to reach an agreement with myself. Now that I have Olympia, she is my absolute priority. Spending as much time as possible with her every day is very important to me.
But I'm still training for Grand Slams and sometimes I have to make very difficult decisions about how I spend my time. I have cried for her so many times that I have lost count. I cried when I synthesized her. I sat with Olympia in my arms, talked to her, prayed together and said "Mom needs to do this." I cried when I missed his first steps because I was training. I am honest about the difficulties I have as a working mother because I want other women out there to know that they are not alone. We have to show ourselves and other women compassion and reality.
In Babies and more, we are mothers, but we also have personal aspirations and we should not feel guilty about itThe tennis player says that just as we must be more understanding with us, we must also be more understanding with other women and support each other, remembering that we are together in the struggle to make things more equal and fair:
Although I think that all women are superheroines, we are not superhuman and we need the support of each other. We need to be gracious when we fall short and when society sets unrealistic expectations or our workplaces have outdated rules. We must unite all and fight for what is fair.
Among other things, the tennis player says that women should receive the same respect and the same opportunities as their male counterparts, and that women should stop being penalized when they return to work after having children, a situation faced by thousands of mothers in the world, as they begin to be seen as unreliable or interested in their work.
Finally, Serena Williams concludes her article by saying another reason why she does not stop training and follow her dreams: be an example and motivation for your daughter.
I want her to know that my job fills me, that I am proud and passionate about what I do, even if I am not perfect doing it, and that I should never give up on her dreams.
The message of the tennis player not only reminds us to be friendlier and less demanding with ourselves to feel better, but also, to serve as an example to our daughters (and sons, of course) not to abandon our goals and seek to feel full with what we do.
