Mother’s Day is fast approaching and with that comes flowers, cards and jewellery. Millions of dollars are spent, showering Mothers with gifts such as flowers, jewellery, gift cards, housewares and spa services. All of it, more than well deserved.
All of these gifts are great and well appreciated. I love getting a bouquet of flowers, a set of earrings (a Hillberg and Burke set in blue would be perfect) or a handmade card. From one mom to another though, the one gift I would truly love to have every mother to receive this Mother's Day, is the gift which cannot be bought. It is the gift of understanding.
As a mom, we all understand what another mom is going through, whether they be a working mom, part-time working mom or full-time stay-at-home mom. Every mom knows, the amount of hours you work away from your children is not an indication of the amount of hours they are on your mind. All moms think about their children 365 days a year, 52 weeks a year, seven days a week and 24 hours a day. Now-a-days, with all the things on a woman's mind, most moms wish for one thing - the gift of understanding. The understanding from one mom to another that we are all doing our best. Not only the best we can do compared to other moms, but the best we can do for our children. So, better than any gift from the store is the understanding I would get from my children, other mothers and friends alike.
Here's my Mother’s Day list. A list of understanding we wish our children will get!
1. Understand - that we would have loved to be there for your first step, but had to go to work to pay for your first pair of shoes.
2. Understand - that we would have loved to have your first word spoken as mama, but instead trained you to say dada first so he felt special after a long day of work when he came home.
3. Understand - your baby book never got finished because I was so busy getting starting on the next load of laundry.
4. Understand - I laughed hysterically at things just to make it through things that weren't that funny!
5. Understand - that sometimes we were are working so hard trying to get it right, that we got it totally wrong.
6. Understand - that everything we do out of love, sometimes makes you hate us.
7. Understand - that sometimes we over protect you so much that we leave you vulnerable.
8. Understand - that we steer you in the direction of the straight path before you, because we have been down the broken one.
9. Understand - that we have the eyes on the back of our head because you can't always see the path before you.
10. Understand - that every time you hate me more, I will never love you less.
Being a mom is tough, it's hard work, but it is also the best job I have ever applied for. The benefits far outweigh the job description. Understand this, I would never change a thing.
