Mom is a word that is for me happy and sad at the same time.
Mom is not necessarily your birth mom – she can be an adoptive mom or a mom-in-law and in some cases that is really best. I am blessed with a wonderful Mom-in-Law and beautiful children for me to ‘Mom’.
The happy part of Mom is my role in the world that irreversibly shifted when my children were born. I became Mom and that will never change.
As Mom, I strive each day to fill a set of my own mom-requirements:
- Mom is a cornerstone of a family.
- Mom is the person who holds things together when times are tough.
- Mom is loving and kind. (some are not, but they really should be)
- Mom is a duty that is gladly filled.
- Mom is a guiding light for future generations.
I try every day to be that mom to my kids. Some days I shine and other days feel that I must rededicate myself to trying anew.
But every day, I am Mom.
And that will never change.
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Being a mom is good
No kidding! Happy Mother’s Day!
Yup, you did go through the threshold of being a Mom and it never goes away. But it sounds to me like you are a happy mom. Happy Mother’s Day.
Thank you!
Great list of mom-requirements! I, especially love that moms should be loving. And, you’re right! They should be. My son has no tolerance when he sees a parent being less than anything he deems a good parent.
That is wonderful! It is great when children have a strong moral compass!