Life as a Mom & Sea Gal
From Seahawks.com
What is it like to be a mother of two children, ages 4 and 6, and a member of the Sea Gals squad?
Sea Gal Mhkeeba
What is it like to be a mother of two children, ages 4 and 6, and a member of the Sea Gals squad? Let’s just say it involves a great deal of juggling as well as dancing, but it is totally worth it! I I’ve auditioned in the past to make the squad and although I made it to the finals, I really wanted to show my children how perseverance and hard work can pay off. I made a vision board in the spring as an art project with my kids and included becoming a Sea Gal as one of my goals. From that moment, I wanted my kids to understand how to set a goal high, truly believe that you can achieve it, and work hard to make your dream come true.
My children watched as I practiced for the auditions and with each round in the audition process, they began to understand how my hard work was helping me get closer to reaching my goal. Making the squad really has been a dream come true and has been a great life lesson to share with my children. Once reality began to settle in, my next challenge was to figure out how to balance the dedication and commitment needed to be a member of this amazing group of women with my most important job of all of being a wonderful mother to my children.
It was not an easy task and at times, I felt completely overwhelmed and in over my head. It was in those moments though that I remembered how hard I worked to get here and the reason that I wanted this dream so badly in the first place – my passion for dance. I started to take my kids with me to the gym when I needed to practice so we could still spend time together. They love the Kids Klub at Gold’s Gym so they are always excited to come along when I work out. When I am ready to perform the dances, my kids will sit on the couch and be my audience as I turn our living room into Century Link Field. They even have their favorite routines and sometimes pick up certain moves and dance with me. My family has been a tremendous support system by spending time with the kids during practices and games.
Hopefully I have taught my children a few good lessons with this experience of a lifetime as a Sea Gal. I also hope that they will understand that they played a part in making my dream a reality by sharing their time with mama. Most importantly my hope is that when they become parents one day, if there is any goal in their lives that they have not yet been able to achieve – whether it be because of sacrifices they had to make along the way or other life events that took priority – that they never give up on their passion and work hard to make their dreams a reality!
