Being a mom is what makes me the happiest in the world. For me, it is completely opposite of glamorous & picture perfect but I love my life & the way we live it as a family.
Being a mom means you'll never get a good nights rest ever again. You'll stress out to the brink of melt down. You'll live in active wear or pajamas. You'll have every intention of cooking well balanced meals. You'll eat more fast food that you ever thought possible. You'll never buy another wardrobe for yourself again. Every penny you earn will go directly to bettering your children & their lives. All of this is a sacrifice I am more than willing to make because my children bring me the worlds greatest joy.
I am no saint, but I know I am a much better person because I am a mother. I laugh & enjoy everyday because my girls bring me so much happiness. We have a heap full of bad days, because being a mom is so hard, but when I lay down at night and my insomniac mom brain kicks in, I realize how blessed I am to be their mom. Seeing my girls show compassion & kindness makes me feel like maybe I'm doing ok at this mom thing, even if we had brownies for breakfast.
To me, being a mother means unconditional love and a little squad that will always have your back! This whole motherhood gig has taught me so much about myself and it's really my favorite job of all time. There's definitely moments or days that aren't easy but every second is so worth it! Love, patience and forgiveness are three main words we live by everyday! Oh and fun, you gotta have lots and lots of fun!
To me being a mother means, broken/sleepless nights, 5x warmed up chugging cold coffee, messy everything, boo boo kisses, giggles, exploring outdoors, and an unexplainable beautiful love.
To me, being a mother means, being a caregiver, a nurturer, a cheerleader, a confidant, a supporter, a provider. My children made me into the person I was always destined to be. A Mother. They gave my life purpose. The love I have for my babies is unmatched and has continued to grow to levels unimaginable over the past years and is unconditional and will never fail or falter.
Being a mom is my favorite job in the world. It's also the hardest job I've ever had. I've never loved anyone as fiercely as I do my babies and I've never felt so many emotions at once. They make me think about my life, my health, my marriage, and my goals in new ways and they don't even know it, but they challenge me to be a more understanding and more forgiving person. I feel pretty lucky that I was chosen to take care of and nurture their sweet souls.
To have a love so deep that no one can understand unless they have experienced it. Caring more about someone else's needs above yours, no matter what. Protecting something so precious you would give your one life, to save them. My children are the GREATEST joys that I've EVER experienced. They have filled me with so much Love, Joy, and Worry. They have given me the strength I didn't know I had. They are the BEST part of me and I'm Blessed to live this LIFE with them. I LOVE you Carter & Emerson
Motherhood is chaos wrapped in immeasurable love. It gives you the ability to love another person more than you could have ever imagined all while being completely exhausted. An honor I wouldn't trade for anything.
Defining motherhood is such a hard thing to put into words! Basically, it's nothing like I thought it would be and everything I never knew it could be. I never thought motherhood would be so selfless, exhausting and emotional. I never thought I'd have perpetually unfinished meals or give up all bathroom privacy. Yet, I also never knew it was even possible to love not one but two little guys so much that my heart feels like it could explode. I never knew I could know so much joy even while experiencing some of the hardest times of my life. Being a mommy gives me all the feels! It's not only the greatest thing and the hardest thing....It's everything. And also...bedtime is everything ;)
Being a mom means loving in a way I never thought possible. It means I get to experience life through their eyes in a whole new magical way. It means always, no matter what, picking them above all others including myself. It means having two best friends I can share my heart with for the rest of eternity. Being a mom is my whole world.
To me, being a mother means absolutely everything. I find purpose and joy in raising my two girls and am so thankful that God has blessed me with them. Some days might be long, and some nights might not be restful, but being a mother is the best job in the world.
One of my favorite talks on Motherhood starts out with some lines attributed to Victor Hugo that read:
"She broke the bread into two fragments and gave them to her children, who ate with eagerness. 'She hath kept none for herself' grumbled the sergeant. 'Because she is not hungry' said a soldier. 'No' said the sergeant, 'because she is a mother'."
To me, being a mother has been the most rewarding and meaningful experience of my life. I have learned what it means to love unconditionally and with my whole heart. Everything that I thought I knew about life has changed--for the better. One of my greatest joys is being able to see the world through the eyes of my children--and I am lucky enough to be the one who gets to foster that creativity and excitement.
Being a mother has also taught me more about myself and the person that I want to be than I ever thought possible. It has helped me to be more selfless but also to treat myself with love and respect so that I can be the best version of myself for my children. Motherhood has shifted my perspective on how I spend my time and the things in life that are truly important.
Being a Mother means being the best possible version of myself for these two tiny little humans. Teaching them all the right and wrong in this world and going to sleep at night knowing I'm doing something right and have been blessed beyond measure. All the feels!!!
I have found that motherhood can very easily bring to light my shortcomings... But can also showcase my greatest accomplishments.
Being a mother to me means putting my child's needs and wants before mine. It's exhausting and stressful, and yet, it's the greatest joy and love I have ever experienced. Their happiness truly is my happiness and that is what I live for. Being a mother, raising my children is the greatest privilege and blessing of my life. It's the hardest job I will ever love...unconditionally and forever.
If you asked me five years ago what motherhood meant to me, I would tell you how much I knew my mother loved me and that she cared for me, and did her best to raise my sister and I alone, I would tell you that being a mother, makes you a superhero. That was my only experience with motherhood, having a mother. Five years ago I met my husband and with that I met my now step son Blake, when I looked at Blake I saw half of the man I was so in love with, how could I not love this little boy? As the years grew on Blake and I have become very close, I don't call him my step son because he is my family, he is my son, and though I am not his "real mom" he gave me a gift he may not understand until he is much older. He loved me when he didn't have to, he accepted me, he made me feel special. I am grateful he has a wonderful mom whom also accepted me, and I know that is a big reason why Blake was able to. Blake also made me feel like I could be a mom, which was a doubt I carried for many years.
Two years ago my life changed, I can best describe it as a transformation, like a caterpillar to a butterfly. In that delivery room, that very last push, I became a butterfly. A whole new purpose, an exciting yet scary adventure. Butterflies don't get time to practice flying, once they emerge, without any previous practice they fly, they just have to figure out this whole new world and perspective as they go. That transformation has you seeing everything more clear, life from that view makes so much more sense. Motherhood has been the most incredible transformation and gift I have ever known. It's shown me feelings and emotions I've never known, it's shown me strength I never knew I had. It made me love myself more than I ever had, this was something I struggled with for a long time, but here I was in this hospital room with the man of my dreams holding the child I always dreamed of. They loved me just as much as I loved them, and together, with Blake we were a family, I belonged with them and they belonged with me.
Jessica // Mint & Burch (blog)
To me, being a mother means to provide my children with a safe haven to be nourished and loved. I want them to know that I love unconditionally, with no bounds. It means to give my children a safe place to feel vulnerable, and know that they can be whoever they would like to be- a place to go to when they feel weary and tired from the pressure and expectations that the world puts on them. Being a mother, to me, is to love my children for who they are, who they choose to become, and to always show them warmth and unconditional love no matter how they behave so that they know in their heart that they are special, worthy and so precious.
To me, being a mother means..... knowing that these times are so fleeting and your babies will be grown before you know it. Being a mom is about trying your best to live in the moment. To take it all in. "Moments are the molecules that make up eternity." - Neil A. Maxwell
