Being a mother is one of the hardest jobs one can have; it is also one of the most fulfilling.
Motherhood is maternal bliss, sheer terror, gnawing anxiety and the feeling of being unbelievably lucky all rolled into one. It’s staying up all night with colicky newborns and leaving work to pick up feverish toddlers. And it’s waiting up for teens to get home from a party and helping them move into adulthood.
Being a mom encompasses a range of big emotions and small day-to-day activities, and every mother’s experience is different.
Three moms and two daughters will share their stories at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio, as part of The Durango Herald’s bimonthly storytelling series, Durango Diaries.
Moms and daughters will include:
Heidi Black, whose dreams of idyllic motherhood were challenged when her twins were born. She will share her story about raising two young boys and how real life matched up with her expectations.Lisa Ferrell, who recently went on what she refers to as the “I hate you, Mom” hike in Argentina with her family. Ferrell will talk about how the ups and downs of the trail mirrored their emotional ups and downs.Deanne J. Idar, who will experience her first Mother’s Day on Sunday without her mother. She will share a tribute in honor of her mom, Nancy Pauley.Robyn Kellogg, who is the daughter of Joan Kellogg, a popular Durango teacher known as “Saint Joan of Park.” Robyn Kellogg, better known as “Joan Kellogg’s daughter,” will share her story about a slightly mortifying high school party.Dianne Milner, a mother of three from Bayfield, who has experienced one of the worst fears a mother can imagine: the loss of a child. In 2010, Milner lost her eldest daughter, Maddie, 14, in a skiing accident. Through loss, Milner has tried to live her life in a positive way and has adopted the quote, “It is not loss that defines a person but her response to that loss.”
