# Motherhood has made me stronger in ways I never knew I needed to be **URL:** \ **Category:** HelloCozyMom\ **Tags:** momandmore\ **Created:** [September 24, 2026, 6:32am UTC](https://community.momcozy.com/t/motherhood-has-made-me-stronger-in-ways-i-never-knew-i-needed-to-be/30093 "2026-09-24T06:32:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sergi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/momcozy/user_avatar/community.momcozy.com/sergi/32/1096_2.png) [@Sergi](https://community.momcozy.com/u/Sergi)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 6:32am UTC](https://community.momcozy.com/t/motherhood-has-made-me-stronger-in-ways-i-never-knew-i-needed-to-be/30093/1 "2026-09-24T06:32:22Z")
It has changed the way I see myself, my goals, and the future I want for my children. I want to become the best version of myself—not because I feel like I have to be perfect, but because I want my kids to see what’s possible when you keep going, even when things get hard. I want them to have opportunities I didn’t have. I want them to dream big, work hard, and believe in themselves. And more than anything, I want them to see their mama chasing her own goals and creating a life she’s proud of. There are days when I’m stressed, exhausted, or unsure of what comes next. There are days when things feel really hard. But I hope my children remember that through all of it, Mama kept showing up. She kept trying. She kept working. She kept believing. I don’t need them to think life was always easy for me. I want them to know that **Mama never gave up.** That even when things were hard, I found a way forward. Motherhood didn’t make me lose myself—it gave me even more reasons to keep becoming the woman I want to be. For me, but also for them. Because one day, I want them to look back and say, _“My mom worked hard, she loved us fiercely, and she never stopped chasing her dreams.”_ 🫶🏼 ![IMG_0199](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/momcozy/original/2X/0/0d1541e8e727dbc5e8aafdb19c4737515c81fdf5.jpeg)