Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers!
Happy Mother’s Day to those that had to step in as mother, who weren’t ready to be mothers but did it anyway, to the father’s that had to become mother and father, to the women that became mothers through adoption, or by foster care, to the first time mother’s that feel exhausted but continue to keep going for their children, and to those that became mother’s through guardianship.
No matter how you became a mother and no matter if you consider yourself a mother, father, or parent, today the act of nurturing a young one and expressing motherly qualities of love, kindness, selflessness, joy, discipline, steadfastness, and being a presence in a child’s life deserves to be celebrated.
I don’t think there is such thing as a perfect mother, so long as they try their best to be there for their children. A mother doesn’t have to be a perfect person, so long as they express love, joy and kindness towards their children. And as long as they learn to love who they are and try to give themselves as much grace for their own challenges.
Life is a roller coaster. It is a journey in learning how to bring our best selves forward, and how to strive to be come the individual that we most want to be. This is a challenge for anyone.
Children come into the world with all of the feelings, but none of the skills to manage their feelings. They are learning everything about life and about themselves on the fly. They are learning everything about the world and the people around them from scratch. They need a loving and present person to stand by them while they navigate all these big things.
Loving and present are the key components for parents. Continuously working at being present and loving with your children will go a long way in their success.
And children, when they grow, can return the favor of being loving and present for their parents.
Here’s to all the parental figures that were present and loved their children into the people they wanted to be. Thank you for all you do and all you strive to be. We love you!