Mother’s Day comes and goes on one day of every year, year in and year out.
In a perfect world, we would show appreciation to our mothers every single day of the year. I for one didn’t realise the extent of my own mother’s feelings toward me and my sisters until I actually became a mother myself.
When I finally “got it”, (better late than never!) I constantly tried to show my mother the total appreciation, love and gratitude I felt towards her.
The “job” of being a mother isn’t an easy one. If you do not have children yet, and do hope to be a mother one day, if anyone ever tells you it’s easy being a mother ~ they’re lying!
When your new, precious little bundle is placed into your arms for the first time, with the flood of love and emotion you feel for your precious newborn baby, you may be fooled into believing that that’s as good as it gets.
Wrong!
Being a mother of four myself, I have learned that the first love you feel for your baby is only the beginning. The love just grows.
It can sometimes be an overwhelming love, distorting your usual calm and sensible demeanor, reducing you to tears. Other times, your love for your child can rage out of control, as you feel total panick for the well-being of your child, who doesn’t always make decisions for their life which you would regard as well advised decisions!
When your child finally reaches the ripe old age of eighteen years, a time when they are “mature” enough to head out into the world all alone, making their own decisions for themselves, you may be tricked into thinking you can stop worrying about them, finally.
Wrong, again!
Three of my four children have passed their eighteenth birthdays now. Take it from me, you still care, you still worry, you still wish for your child the most wonderful life, filled with amazing people.
To all of the mothers out there, who one day took the giant leap of the ultimate responsibility on earth by becoming a mum, I wish you the happiest of days on this Mother’s Day, 2011.
We all deserve a day to put our feet up and relax, don’t you think?
In My World 
Happy Mothers Day, Joanne. Your take on mothering was well said–it’s a job never done, but then, would we want it to be… 🙂
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This is a beautiful post, Joanne. I hope your Mother’s Day was a great one. 🙂
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You are ALL so beautiful! So glad to have stopped by and saw your lovely post. No matter how old the kids are, we mothers still hold them lovingly in our hearts.
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Thank you Bo, Robin and Kathy. 🙂
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