Being a Mother [Happy Mother's Day]
Somebody said it takes about 6 weeks to get back to normal after having a baby. That somebody doesn’t know that once you’ve had a baby “Normal” is history.
Somebody said being a mother is boring… That somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a learner’s permit.
Somebody said that if you are a “good” mother, your children will “turn out good”. That somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee.
Somebody said that “good” mothers never raise their voices. That somebody never came out the back door just in time to see her child hit a golf ball through the neighbour’s kitchen window.
Somebody said you don’t need an education to be a mother. That somebody never helped a fourth grader with her Math.
Somebody said you can’t love a fifth child as much as the first. That somebody doesn’t have five children.
Somebody said a mother can find all her answers in a book. That somebody never had their child stuff beans up his nose or in his ears.
Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is the labor and the delivery. That Somebody never watched their “baby” get on the bus for their first day at school, or on a plane headed for the military.
Somebody said a mother can do her job with her eyes closed and her hands tied behind her back. That somebody has never organised birthday parties for over excited children.
Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married. That Somebody doesn’t know that getting married adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a mother’s heartstrings.
Somebody said a mother’s job is done when her last child leaves home. That somebody never has grandchildren.
Somebody said a Mother knows you love her, so you don’t need to tell her. That somebody isn’t a mother.
Happy First Mother’s Day Erin, Love Mum xoox