Life is hard. No one ever tells you that.
Marriage is work. No one lets you in on that little secret either.
Child Birth hurts. Not a secret, but for some reason it's glossed over pretty well.
Here is another little tidbit. When you are trying to help your babies navigate this crazy world, sometimes they fall.
It might be just a scraped knee from a slip off their bike, or perhaps their heart is breaking because their best friend is moving away. Either way, it hurts.
I'm grateful that I'm the one they run to.
That while they are young, I can still help to fix things.
Sometimes Mom's kiss makes the pain go away and my arms still hold some magic.
I know this won't always be true.
Life is hard, and sometimes they fall.
I plan to do my best to make sure they always get back up again.
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22 comments:
What a sweet message. I love being there for my girls, too. When they were at school, I just wanted them to have a teacher that knew how to give a hug if they needed it. I read a great book once...The Blessings of a Skinned Knee. All about how some parents try to prevent their children from EVER falling, literally or figuratively...and how it WILL happen and our job is to be there as you said...to encourage them to get back up again:-)
What a wonderful post. TFS
So true, I was just telling my husband this same thing last night. In so many ways it was easy when they were babies, you could make it all better. Now, that they are teens/preteens, not so much. Thanks for a great post.
Aah that's gorgeous. Yes they do fall (mine more than most at the moment I think). It's quite heartbreaking, but like you say when you can make it better with a kiss and a cuddle it's an amazing feeling. x
That's a lovely thought for the day, sometimes I'm too keen to try to 'fix-it' sometimes its best just to be there as you say.
(I am going to have a hunt around for that book Suzanne)
Appreciate that, thanks
x
Very sweet. True that they run to Mom...good thing is when they get older and have real problems....bigger problems..they will still run to YOU.
wonderful post! As my daughters get older, it seems harder to know when they've fallen - so much goes on I don't know about now in those little heads - but it is very cool how I still kind of just know, at least most times, I hope! Life is hard and we just want to wrap them in cotton!
So true ...
Sometimes it's not just the physical fall;
Sometimes our kids dreams get crushed and we have to be there to get them back-up.
Have a great week!
Jenjen
www.GottaLoveMom.com
That's a beautiful thought of the day, you should have saved it for Mother's Day! ;)
Thanks for stopping by mine. It's always so nice to talk to fellow Canadian Blogging Mama's. I miss Ontario nearly everyday.
hey... at 25 and married... i still run to my mom sometimes, moms are wonderful!
Which makes you one awesome mom.
Ugh, it takes everything in my body not to pick my baby up every time he falls on his butt from trying to walk, I can't imagine what it'll do to me when he's older making mistakes in life!!!
That is sooooo true!!!
I was married very briefly and no one, I mean no one ever told me how much work it involved. I wish someone would have told him too!
And seriously, there are so many sides of childbirth that either no one tells you about or that you can't understand until you go through it.
Everything you say is entirely true. I'm 42 (and 1/2) and still go to my mum when I'm stuck about stuff. There are many secrets that the world doesn't tell you about, especially about marriage, but we keep perpetuating the myths.
I love being the mother and healer of all wounds, and I hope they still call on me their whole life...but kissing a teenage booboo just doesn't seem as cute as kissing a baby booboo ;)
What a well written post - this totally captures motherhood on this, the week of Mother's Day. Good job! I'm having a tough time right now with the letting them fall part. My little guy is going on 15 months old, and I understand that he needs to learn about falling, but boy does it scare me. And I'm pretty sure it's not going to get easier.
Doesn't it just squeeze your heart blue when they hurt? I'm a weenie when it comes to pain but I sure wish I could take on my children's pain to relieve them. Sweet post!
This is beautiful. You are aw-summ!!
I totally agree with you. Although we won't always be there when they fall, we will always do our best to help them up, to support them, however old they will me. My mum helps me up even at my (and her) age and even though she lives miles and miles away from me. Rhanks for the lovely post. Ciao. Antonella
Beautiful. I love this age, and since I know it's not forever, I cherish every moment.
It's a hard job, but somebodies got to do it!
Very sweet post and oh so true!
It IS hard...but so worth it!
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