Motorcycle, travel, concerts – before pregnancy, Catherine’s life was in full swing. And then it only became more fun. We talked with her how her life changed with the birth of children.
I am 22 years old, around – a lot of friends, parties and travel, motorcycle rides and rock festivals. My world is boiling and sparkling. And here – two stripes. Ahead is now only the kitchen and pots, bottles and diapers, the endless roar of babies … Life is over. Or not?
The question whether to give birth or not to give birth was not even in front of me. Of course, give birth! Scary, of course. Well … in a whirlpool with a head, in general. Zhenechka was born. And after a few months, I realized with surprise that the child did not interfere with life at all.
Of course, I had to give up some of the pleasures, at least for a while. For example, my trusty bike went to the garage under a cover. As for the rest … I continued to go to concerts. Skip Alice’s summer show at Green Park? No way! I went to a concert both with a pregnant woman and with Zhenya. Now he himself will not miss this performance.
And then Tanya appeared. So now the three of us go to concerts. My daughter, by the way, has the most enviable place – on my shoulders. Singing along with the three of us turned out to be even more fun than jumping in the fan zone. We have our own wonderful ritual: in the afternoon we go to the Central Park of Culture and Leisure named after Gorky, we ride attractions, eat boiled corn, and in the evening we go to a concert of our favorite band.
And my friends, with whom I hung out before, also grew up, matured and started families. When they, together with their heirs, join our walks, it turns out a whole kindergarten – very noisy, very cheerful, very friendly.
We never stopped traveling. A car appeared, they began to leave the city – now for a day, then with a tent for the weekend. Yes, in a tent with children is also nothing difficult. When the eldest was nine, and the youngest was four, I decided to go with them to Crimea for the May holidays. One, without a dad: at that moment in our life there was a divorce.
Someone will say: I’ve lost my mind, to go with two children to the Crimea, where there is no service and places for family vacations. This is not a second of rest!
… We traveled the entire peninsula up and down. Everyone was ready to help a mother with two children: bring a bag, show the way, they even made discounts. We could only absorb the impressions that were just the sea!
On the next May, I already absolutely fearlessly raked the children into an armful, and we rushed to Sochi and Abkhazia. In the summer, they drove to St. Petersburg in their car for a memorable concert of Viktor Tsoi. We settled in a hostel – a great option! Economical above all. And what is crowded – it only motivates not to sit in the room, but to rush to walk around the city.
In general, I also have ambitious plans for the next season.
A year ago, a motorcycle returned to my life. Many will say that this is too risky for a mother of two. But life is generally a dangerous thing. I perfectly understand the full extent of the risk, I drive carefully, I use protective equipment. My family supports me, and my children are very proud of me. Moreover, they both ask for driving courses. This year they already had a few motorcycle driving lessons. We will certainly continue these experiments next season.
After all our travels and joint trips to concerts, the son was fired up to learn how to play the guitar. My daughter is expecting a piano from Santa Claus. Cool!
And you know what? Don’t be afraid that children will change your life. This is certainly true. But do not forget about yourself and your interests, burying yourself in diapers with your head. After all, children are interested in parents who are enthusiastic, happy, who let them into their lives and who have something to share with the children. Nothing unites like joint emotions and impressions! Yes, sometimes it is hard mentally, financially, just physically. But when children say that they are the happiest, I am also in seventh heaven!