#GoodMama Denise, A Kind Heart in a Crazy Kid World
Denise is just a really genuine, down-to-earth, sweetheart mama.  She's one of those people who gives you the feeling of clouds and kittens when you meet her.  Don't take the former school teacher for a doormat though she can hold her own.  But, there's something that you have to appreciate about a woman who meets me for lunch 6 weeks after giving birth to her second child (both are currently under 3 years-old) and still brings a ray of sunshine when she walks in the room.  Meet Brown Mama Denise!
1. When did you first become a mother and how did you feel?
I first became a mother on Aug. 10th, 2012.  I really can't summarize it in words. I felt complete.  I felt like the woman I'd always wanted to be.  I had difficulty getting pregnant and it was a long journey.  So when it happened I felt whole to be finally blessed with a child.
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Denise with child.[/caption]
2. How do your feeling about motherhood differ now?
I'm a lot more relaxed now that I have two. Â First-time mom syndrome, I definitely had it. Â Thank God for my husband and mom who stuck with me through it. Â I used to have to burp her and feed her a certain way. Now I'm living in the moment. Â I used to get frustrated because my daughter seemed like she was having more fun with my husband. Â I would ask myself why she wasn't laughing as much around me and it was because I wasn't in the moment. Â Now, I am and I'm loving it.
3. Why are you a #goodmama?
Unconditional love, and really living and operating moment to moment by putting myself in my children's shoes. Â My ability to see life through their eyes. Â Everything from their day-to-day cares and needs to for example if my daughter bumps her head. Â And then the next time, I bump mines I think that must have hurt her. Â I just feel like I've become a more patient and compassionate person now that I'm a mother.
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Denise and hubby, Jason, Natalie, 7 weeks, and Gianna, 22 months[/caption]
4. Â Why do you think Black mothers get a bad rep?
I think the media inadvertently puts brown mamas in boxes. Â So now we are stuck in the box of baby daddies and leaving our kids in the car, neglect. Â It's not any fault of ours, its just a trend that's occurring in the media.
5. What advice would you give to moms?
That God has ordained you, and only you, to be mother of your children. Â Be confident knowing that God trust you with that job and so you need to trust yourself.
6. Tell us one of your funniest mommy moments.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khRXwjToV18Denise is also a Pittsburgh mommy blogger. Â You can find her writing at denisenlarosa.com. Â In addition, the mommy of two is an editor and reporter at Urban Media Today. Â Check out her latest interview by clicking here.