In today's society, there are much more options for a woman like whether to have a career or not and do they want to be a career woman. I know that it is still taboo, for some reason, for a girl to have both a family and a successful career. I know I am not alone in saying this because I know many other girls that feel the same way, but I want both children and a career.

Some of you may be asking why I feel so strongly about having children, and there are many reasons why. One of the main reason why I would love to have at least one child is because I want to have one good child in this world that has manners and I want someone to see the world how I see it. I also want to experience motherhood and pour my love into one small soul and experience the love of raising a child. In addition to this, I also want to experience raising a child so I can have a whole other level of understanding my mother.

I would also like to have a career too because ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to have one a career too. Granite my career choices have changed several times throughout the years, but I still feel very strong about having one. I feel that having a career is fitting for me too because it is another major passion in my life. Ever since my Junior year of high school, I have wanted to restore buildings and houses and possibly run my own business with my father.

Having both a family and a career is actually more common than most people would think. In 2015, "both parents worked in 60.6 percent of married-couple families." Now don't get me wrong, I am not saying this type of lifestyle is for everyone because it is not. It takes a lot of balance between family and work and it takes a lot of patience. But I feel that when the time is right, I will be able to have everything I want in life.

I do have something to all of the other girls that want both a career and a family; never give up and ignore what people may say to you that is negative. I have heard many things throughout the past few years that have kind of started me like "oh, don't feel like you need to have everything just because you are a woman" and "why do you feel the need to have children? It's the 21st century." The worst thing I have heard is "Oh are you sure you can handle that all" you're a woman." The truth is most people don't know how to respect people and they don't know how to keep their opinion to themselves. But you will run into people that will have something negative to say about anything. So just ignore the people that say negative tings like that because they don't know you personally. And like some of them say it's the 21st century, yes we know that and we can do what we want.

With all of this being said, maybe this has opened up the eyes of some people who have had an odd view of girls that feel they want both children and a career. If it has, great! I am glad to hear that. I can only hope my writing has touched some souls. If you are a girl that has felt alone on this subject don't! The statistics are even on your side on this one that many families in the United states have both parents working and have children. If that many couples can do it, so can you!