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Thread: From One Mom to Another.........

  1. #1
    Her454
    Happy Mothers Day...............
    This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay honey, Mommy's here."
    Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who can't be comforted.
    This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse.
    For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes. And all the mothers who DON'T.
    This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And the mothers who took those babies and gave them homes.
    This is for the mothers whose priceless art collections are hanging on their refrigerator doors.
    And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at football or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their cars, so that
    when their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" they could say, "Of course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it.
    This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store and swat them in despair when they stomp their feet and scream for ice cream before dinner. And for all the mothers who count to ten instead, but realize how child abuse happens.
    This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and explained all about making babies. And for all the (grand)mothers who wanted to, but just
    couldn't find the words.
    This is for all the mothers who go hungry, so their children can eat. For all the mothers who read "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a year. And then
    read it again. "Just one more time "
    This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their shoelaces before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro
    instead.
    This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their daughters to hit homerun.
    This is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little voice calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring are
    at home -- or even away at college.
    This is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with stomach aches assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them up. Right away.
    This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the words to reach them.
    This is for all the step-mothers who raised another woman's child or children, and gave their time, attention, and love... sometimes totally unappreciated!
    For all the mothers who bite their lips until they bleed when their 14 year olds dye their hair green.
    For all the mothers of the victims of recent school shootings, and the mothers of those who did the shooting.
    For the mothers of the survivors, and the mothers who sat in front of their TVs in horror, hugging their child who just came home from school, safely.
    This is for all the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful, and now pray they come home safely from a war.
    What makes a good Mother anyway?
    Is it patience?
    Compassion?
    Broad hips?
    Or is it in her heart?
    Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear down the street, walking to school alone for the very first time?
    The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby?
    The panic, years later, that comes again at 2 A.M. when you just want to hear their key in the door and know they are safe again in your home?
    Or the need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear news of a fire, a car accident, a child dying?
    The emotions of motherhood are universal and so our thoughts are for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation...
    And mature mothers learning to let go.
    For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.
    Single mothers and married mothers.
    Mothers with money, mothers without. This is for you all. For all of us. Hang in there. In the end we can only do the best we can. Tell them every day
    that we love them. And pray.

  2. #2
    I Feel the Need...
    Traci, nock it off, your making me cry... :cry:

  3. #3
    pixilatedpussy
    And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at football or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their cars, so that
    I second this!!!!
    Happy Mommies Day ladies!!!!!
    The hardest job, and definitely the most rewarding Job ever!

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    jdf
    happy mother's day

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  6. #6
    ahhell
    Happy mothers day ladies......you too dear if you're reading this

  7. #7
    MsDrmr
    thanks for sharing that Traci, that was beautiful

  8. #8
    FMluvswater
    Traci, nock it off, your making me cry... :cry:
    Yeah what he said :cry: . Happy Mother's Day, Traci. Thank you for that beautiful post. Now I need a moment for my vision to clear; it's a lil blurry some reason. :cry:

  9. #9
    Mrs.charitycase
    Happy Mother's Day Traci and every other Mom out there!! I will say that I could not hold back the tears. And I am at work. Wow. I am printing this and giving it to my mother because I am not a mother for all of those reasons.lol.

  10. #10
    Silver
    Thanks so much for sharing Traci......I do not know you...but for a moment in time I did.................that was beautiful! :wink:
    HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO EVERY WOMEN OUT THERE THAT DOES THE JOB OF A MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Oprah says...."It's one of the hardest job in the world!" And I believe it!

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