Mother's Day Thoughts ...
Published: Sun, 05/14/17
Today is another Mother's Day celebration and for me, it's not even about celebrating my role.
It's about feeling blessed to be gifted with the role as Mom for three amazing children.
I always tell them, "Thanks for letting me be your Mom." (My dad used to say it to us - with the word, Dad, of course lol).
Such a true statement.
My kids not only make me proud with the type of people they are - compassionate, courageous, confident, and a whole host of other adjectives - but I'm sincerely grateful to them for allowing me to be so close to them. Not every parent gets to enjoy that.
Kids push back sometimes - and I'm a stubborn, vocal and opinionated Mom, so it would have been easy on them to push away. But they never did. They knew my intentions as an overprotective Mom. I've always been honest with them. I think they appreciate that.
It's wonderful to have them as my children - but also as my best friends.
Every night since they were little, we'd gather on my big, king-sized bed and have "tuck in time." That's where we'd all talk about our day. Not in a scripted way, like, "Now tell me about your day," but very casual where stuff just came out - the laughter, the inside jokes between us, the sad moments - and it wasn't just ME they got advice from. My 3 kids have always been supportive of each other. If a sibling is sad or irritated, they are pillars of support.
Today is a celebration of moms, but also of everyone in life who knows how to nurture others. Those who adopt animals and become their Mom. I looked at little Honey this morning acting all silly and I remembered the day she was adopted and taken away from her Mom - I took over that role. She's precious.
It's a day to celebrate all the dads out there who act as Mister Mom when needed. It's to all the men and women who know how to be strong and supportive when their friends and family need them.
So thanks for being a good person and a caretaker and a compassionate human day in, day out. To me, it's not about who you gave birth to - or not - it's about whether or not you have the qualities in your heart to take care of others and make them feel safe and loved and supported.
Today, my baby girl made my coffee and put it in a cup she bought me last year. She drew a heart on the napkin. She and Dylan both said "Thanks for being my Mom" when I first woke up. Shawn's still asleep. LOL! But bless his heart, he's been taking care of the man duties of the house (fixing things) and today he's grilling out for me and MY mom, so I'll let him sleep in a bit.
I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day today.
My schedule has been hectic last week and it even worse this week, so I'm slow as a snail, but I'll be back in full form after this week. I plan to launch my coffee PLR this week (it's a doozy) and I will be continuing on with my free IM lesson series and some client work I'm doing.
Whew! It's worth it! I love being there to support my kids as they beam from the stage with pride in their accomplishments.
Tiff ;)
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