Who are you?
February 20, 2006If you could list 10 things about who you are (nouns, I think) or that describe the different parts of you, what would they be?
I will now attempt to answer my own question:
1. a person striving to grow closer to God and stronger in her faith (I put this instead of just saying “Christian” because the word just calls up too many connotations that are negative)
2. a frazzled mommy to 1-year-old and almost-three-year-old boys.
3. a wife — friend to my husband. He’s an academic, so we are more oriented towards the academic world as opposed to the business world.
4. American, in the sense that I’m a product of the American culture. It’s who I am whether I agree with the political leaders or not.
5. Southerner — again, I’m not attaching a lot of pride to this, not that I’m ashamed of it either. But I’m still shaped and influenced by the culture that I’ve lived in for most of my life.
6. I’m a daughter to a mom who was 40 when she had me, was initially married to someone who turned out to be gay (not my father), had some college with a major in music, and worked as a mathematician at NASA a long time ago. I include those details because I think those experiences made her who she is and was as a mother. I’m a daughter to a father who trained as an architect after doing lots of different things including a stint in the army. I was Daddy’s little girl.
7. a friend to many, mostly other moms.
8. a member of different communities like playgroups, mom’s clubs, our church, the town we live in, etc.
9. Former lawyer — whether I like it or not, my training has shaped who I am and the way I see things in part.
10. Student — I excelled in school more than in any other facet of my life. I majored in art history, but my strength were probably more in the sciences/math.
Anyway, not sure where I’m going with this, but if you make your own list, put a link the comments. 
