Motherhood
Motherhood is a choice you make everyday to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is. And to forgive yourself over and over again for doing everything wrong.
Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.
There is no perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply….
My journal prompt today was to write about motherhood. I found those things above I found them relatable and true. I often sit back and wonder why God gave someone like me beautiful children to mess up but he did. Even with the oldest being 27 I still worry, want to make things right, want to fix things for them and shield them from some of the harshness that is out there. I try to give them what I feel I was missing with hopes that it aids in guiding them in their journey of life. After all it is said that Motherhood has the greatest potential influence in human life. And that being a mother is not about what you gave up to have a child, but what you’ve gained from having one. They all have taught me something and I value my unique relationship with each of them. I have a 27 year old, a 25 year old, and a 13 year old, and a stepdaughter who is is 29. I still never feel like I am enough, that I’ve done enough, showed or explained to them enough, or been example enough, but I know they love me and respect me in their own ways and I likewise respect them for the individuals that they are. We continue to grow with one another and share our experiences, dreams, and ask needed questions. Motherhood never stops, from the moment of conception to the day you die, you're a mom - no matter what.
Motherhood, it is the greatest thing, and the hardest thing. - Ricki Lake