Ode to the mom

A friend and I were talking yesterday about moms. We discussed how mommyhood never ends. And does it get better when your kids get older? Not always! You raise your kids, telling them to quit fussing, fighting, bickering, being outright mean to each other. You have hope that when they get older that will all stop. But nooo! We just move out and then call mom and complain about the sibling. Then mom is sitting there wondering what in the world she did wrong. Why can't her kids ever grow up? And did she do this somehow?

Respect...we work hard on this when our kids are growing up. We want to them to respect themselves and others. We look forward to the day when they grow up and we do not have to remind our husbands or the kids that Mother's Day is coming up and it would be nice to receive something from the kids for Christmas. But nooo! Sometimes the dumb kids use the excuse we have no extra $$$ because we are raising kids and it's our turn to celebrate Mother's Day with our kids. HELLO! The woman gave up so much for us and we do that?! It's called a card or just taking lunch or dinner over there. Or Christmas...they want to spoil the grandkids. They have worked hard for years to be able to afford to buy what they want. They finally can do it and what do their bratty kids do? Tell them what to buy for the grandkids and it had better not be too much!

We expect our moms to drop it all for us when we need them. I cannot think of one single time that I have called my mom and she has not done what I requested. Do I do the same in turn? Probably not. So mom..this is for you. When you go out of town, I get a glimpse of what life would be without you. The kids are in mourning because they can just go to meme's, I have no one to call and ask about recipes, whatnot but really it's just an excuse to call you. We are so blessed to have you. You give so selflessly. We tease you about having the grandkids sleep with you but on that one fateful night had they not been, we could have one less grandchild. Yours and dads quick thinking and selfless love saved Nathan's life. How many grandparent's can boast about that? Yet, you never have. It's what you two just do. When we lost Hannah, you were right here, making sure that I was getting up each day and functioning. When Abs was in the NICU, you were always there to baby sit and love Andrew when I couldn't hold him, drive me to Shreveport, whatever was needed of you. You have loved Chelsea from the beginning which means more than you will ever know. You have accepted Eric as a son and that means so much to him. We love you mom and I am so blessed to be able to call you mom!

*This post is completely from me. It is no way reflects how my brother and sister act, feel, etc. I want the world to know how great my mother is in my words!