I've been instructed to "look nice". Nothing else about Mothers Day is any of my concern. My heart takes a leap at the idea of something special. I've already cried at the song that was put to paper & the flowers that were bought with considerable care at the school fundraiser. I'm already satisfied.
I'm grateful for the gift of motherhood, an attestation of my femaleness. I wondered if I would ever have a child and be able to conceive. Most of us think about this at some point. Is the plumbing connected properly and working? When motherhood was announced the transformation ensued. Amazement at the feat of creation. Gratitude for such a gift. Disbelief that I should be so lucky.
My daughter teaches me to love psychedelic blue nail polish, glitter and sneakers with flashing lights. We master the ski-slopes together and I marvel at her braveness. She helps me try harder and feel younger. I swim like a fish in my mind as I watch my daughter's flawless backstroke. A joyful childhood that both of us share. I'm grateful to her for sharing it with me. I wonder if other mothers are moved by the same things as me. What gifts has motherhood bestowed on you?
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In conclusion, some thoughtful and entertaining musings about Mothers:
- A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan
- Some mothers are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together. ~Pearl S. Buck
- My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it. - Buddy Hackett
- Women's Liberation is just a lot of foolishness. It's the men who are discriminated against. They can't bear children. And no one's likely to do anything about that. ~Golda Meir
- The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. ~Honoré de Balzac
- He is a poor son whose sonship does not make him desire to serve all men's mothers. ~Harry Emerson Fosdick
- If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? ~Milton Berle
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. ~Aristotle
- I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them. - Phyllis Diller
- Child rearing myth #1: Labour ends when the baby is born. - Unknown
- I'd like to be the ideal mother, but I'm too busy raising my kids. - Unknown
Happy Mother's Day and congratulations to all the children on picking a good one!
