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I haven\u2019t written a blog entry in a few weeks, and guess why? The waves have been consistently big, fun and just plain surfable! Oh, and I also went back to work, so squeezing in surfing and working has been top priority. When I go out in big surf now I often think back to the pre-child days. I was more fearless, spent many hours out in the water, and life was of course more carefree overall. Although it\u2019s finally starting to fade a bit, ever since having children I seem to have this veil of caution thrown over me during life\u2019s activities. For example, I find that I\u2019ve become a very defensive driver. Don\u2019t those other drivers know what precious<\/em>\u00a0cargo I have in my vehicle?! Don\u2019t they know that the little swerve into my lane almost gave me a heart attack? In the car is also where my sons have learned that I sometimes curse like a sailor, and my excuse is that the kids\u2019 lives are at stake. On the other hand, I\u2019ve learned how to literally juggle while driving. Like when I open a snack bar for my sons and throw it to the back seat, all without taking my eyes off the road, and with about a 90% catch success rate by my kids.<\/p>\n

Here’s what hit SoCal a few weeks ago, and tested my scaredy-catness:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.surfline.com\/surf-news\/analyzing-socals-largest-south-swell-in-two-decades—-hurricane-marie_117441\/<\/p>\n

Out in the water I have this little nagging feeling that I really shouldn\u2019t do anything risky, like drop in too late on a wave, or take the biggest set wave, because if I die my kids will grow up motherless. These thoughts are totally ridiculous and illogical, but they have existed for me ever since giving birth to my first son. Luckily, now that my kids are a tiny bit less dependent on me (like not attached to me, breastfeeding) I find myself taking some risks again. It\u2019s not that I think they would be fine without me, but the fact that they are less vulnerable than they were as babies makes me feel a little<\/em> less vulnerable too. Now what has this meant for me these past few weeks? It\u2019s meant that I\u2019ve gone out on the biggest days and actually dropped into a few waves. Not the absolute biggest ones, and not without that tiny nagging feeling of the need to survive, but I\u2019ve had some fun rides on bigger than normal SoCal surf. I was also fortunate enough to paddle out with friends and my husband, so there’s that confidence boost that comes with having loved ones in the water with you. I hope you’ve caught some waves too, and here\u2019s to fun surf and surviving to surf (and mother) another day \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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