Before I became a Mummy:
*I could go to the toilet in peace and shut the door!
*I never had dried on snot or sick stains on my clothes (that weren't my own doing at least!)
*If I awoke during the night it was because I needed a wee and not to attend to a small person
*If I needed help in waking up I would set an alarm. Now I have a toddler shout my name or a baby that cries to wake me from my sleep instead!
*If I wanted to pop out I could be out the door in a couple of minutes. Nowadays it can take about 20 minutes and it usually involves tears from someone!
*I never tripped over toys as I passed through a room! Shoes maybe, but never toys.
*I didn't have to keep picking cushions up from the floor a billion times a day!
*I never had to experience the 'terrible two's'!
*I didn't have to watch what I say in case words I used were copied!
*My dining chairs never had such sticky stains on them
*I had never heard of Calpol
*I didn't know that channel 71 on pre-view was the CBeebies one!
*I never used a vacumn cleaner as much!
*I didn't know what being a Mummy really meant
*I never knew how it felt to love as much and as unconditionally as I do now
Whatever you do today, give yourself a pat on the back and congratulate yourself on being a mummy/mum. It is hard work and there are days when I for one, struggle and wonder if I can actually cope with all that motherhood brings.
It can be knackering, challenging, stressful and exasperating; yet it is also rewarding, amazing, happy and heart stopping and I wouldn't change it for anything. It involves long hours and very little pay (lol!) and yet it gives us the best payment ever - the love we feel and the love we receive from our children.
I really like this quote:
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born.
She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.
(Inspirational Quotes on Mothers Day by: Rajneesh)
So whether you celebrate today or not, I wish you a Happy Mum's Day and let us not forget that a Mummy is for life and not just Mother's Day!!
Aww.. That made a tear come to my eye :') bless you xxx
ReplyDeleteYou've made me a little emotional there missus. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely quotes & post. Happy Mothers Day to you - today & everyday :-)
ReplyDeleteP.S. the 'never had to pick up cushions...' one totally resonated with me (& I've got throws disguising my falling apart sofa - which I'm forever rearranging!)
Oh god I didn't realise I'd end up laughing and then crying at this.
ReplyDeleteLovely post Jenny.
Hope you have a fab Mothers Day xxx
A Lovely post, I especially like the quote, have a lovely mothers day x
ReplyDeleteThat's so lovely!! Happy Mothers Day!
ReplyDeleteThis is so true! Loved the one about Cbeebies. I'd never heard of it before but now it's channel number is ingrained in my memory! Happy Mother's Day to you x
ReplyDeleteThis is so true! Loved the one about Cbeebies. I'd never heard of it before but now it's channel number is ingrained in my memory! Happy Mother's Day to you x
ReplyDeleteThis is so true! Loved the one about Cbeebies. I'd never heard of it before but now it's channel number is ingrained in my memory! Happy Mother's Day to you x
ReplyDeleteA lovely post hun and so very true. Happy mothers day. Xx
ReplyDeleteThat is so lovely and sooo true!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely uplifting post.
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of people are treating Mother's Day with cynicism, but it's nice to be reminded that you are appreciated.
And to think of how far you've come since these little people didn't exist.
Have a great day x
I love this.... tempted to print it out and stick it on my fridge. What a fabulous way to sum up mother's day.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post. I love that quote xx
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