March 16, 2007
Real Moms: Embracing Difficulty, Appreciating Simplicity
I was tagged by Elizabeth for this meme. It’s truly amazing.
Real moms appreciate the simplicity of motherhood but embrace the difficulties as well. Real moms question their parenting methods constantly. We always wonder if we’re feeding our children enough, if we should breastfeed or bottle feed, if we should use disposable diapers or cloth diapers. We worry about when we should start feeding our children solid foods and whole milk. We worry about which toys truly won’t cause a choking hazzard. We worry about preschool and kindergarten and when our kids will get their driver’s licenses. Yes, we worry about things many years before they actually happen.
Real moms feel as though they are the ones who carry the biggest weight of parenting. We worry that we’ll let our husbands, our friends, our mothers and ourselves down. What if we say or do the wrong thing? What if we ask for advice and another mother thinks we’re stupid or incapable of perfect mothering? What if we offer suggestions to other mothers only to be given a stern look saying “Mind your own darn business!”
Real moms love their children so deeply that they want to keep their precious babies neatly tucked in their hearts, everywhere they go. We love our ”little miracles” so much that it consumes us. There is no other emotion that measures up to motherhood. We love our sons and daughters so much, we hate it. We hate worrying that our children will grow up and leave the nest and have to survive in the real world. The same real world that we ourselves struggle in, day after day. But real moms perservere. We never give up. We don’t throw in the towel when we’re tired, hungry, frustrated or in desperate need of a three minute shower. Real moms put their children first, and often feel guilty when they indulge themselves in the least bit.
Real moms share a bond with other mothers. A bond so strong that we’d go to bat for our fellow mom in a flash. We’re not afraid to join together and love our children, brag about our children, support our children, love each other’s children. It may take a village to raise a child, but that village is mostly mothers, sisters, grandmothers, aunts, godmothers. We nurture ourselves, our kinswomen, our children.
Real moms are made from a common blueprint. We are all very different, but our core is the same: we have hearts of gold, filled to the brim with love for our children.
Simplicity…the child I love.
Miracle…he’s really mine.
Real Moms. Making Choices that work for everybody.
I’m tagging Janet, Cheryl, Erin, Beth and Mary.
Posted by Dana @ 12:43 pm • Uncategorized
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March 16th, 2007 at 1:03 pm, Leslie Says:
Oh, Dana that was beautiful. And Dawson is just as cute as they come!
March 16th, 2007 at 1:20 pm, Dana Says:
Thanks Leslie! I’m so much in love with that child. I could have tagged you! Dang it…here I was having a hard time thinking of people to tag. If you have a chance, you should blog it!
March 16th, 2007 at 4:55 pm, Nancy Says:
That was a lovely take on the meme. I’m going to be doing mine sometime this weekend, hopefully.
March 18th, 2007 at 6:23 pm, Dana Says:
Nancy, I can’t wait to head over and read it!
March 19th, 2007 at 1:57 pm, Damselfly Says:
This is beautiful! And I love the photos.
March 19th, 2007 at 9:44 pm, Girl con Queso Says:
Beautiful. I love it.
March 19th, 2007 at 10:32 pm, Katrine Says:
Absolutely beautiful!