I have come to believe that the words "
Just" and "
Mom" go hand in hand. A few treasures pop into my mind along with a few not so well though out moments.
I wept as I came around the corner at my superhero's baseball game when he slid into home and twisted his ankle. I heard him demand, in tears, "I
JUST WANT MY
MOM!" Honey, all I wanted at that moment was to hug you close and kiss your busted ankle.
I get annoyed every time someone asks me "Do you work outside the home or are you
just a
mom?" However, I enjoy the back-peddling that follows...they know that was the wrong thing to say to a frazzled mom with three kids dangling from her purse.
I was volunteering in my daughter's class and a little boy asked her "Why isn't your mom at work?" and my Princess replied "She's
just my
mom!" and few days later the teacher told me that they were talking about what the students dream for their future and that same little boy said "I want a
mom just like hers!"
I was having lunch with my sisters in a mall downtown and we overheard a few business women and men chatting. Apparently, one of the ladies was getting married and they were asking about her future plans and she said something like..."I plan on working, there is no reason to quit all this...
just to be a wife and a
mom..."
I don't mind when a Soccer coach says "remind me your name Mrs.?..." and I say "
just call me
mom!" I feel I have earned it...I went through an average of
just about 8 hours of labor to be called
mom. I lost many hours of sleep because of a sick kid or three,
just because they wanted their
mom. I have fought a few battles when someone accused me of
just being a
mom...as if I not smart enough to go to college. I had a pediatrician once tell me " I wish there were more
mom's
just like you!"
I also have he silly moments when hubby come in and questions one of the many choices I make in a day and I respond "I don't know, I'm
just the
mom here."
There is also the sweet with hubby when he tells me I am a good
mom, loving, sweet, kind, strong and
just.
I take the name
MOM as a badge of honor. I work hard for it everyday of my life. I know I may be
just a mom to some people, but I am also just a wife, a friend, a daughter, granddaughter, teacher, volunteer, nurse, babysitter, hairdresser, dogwalker, dishwasher, housekeeper...The list goes on and on. I enjoy every moment of my childrens lives (more or less...germs are gross and I don't do mucus) I love it that their friends love being at our house because they feel safe even if it's
just mom at home. I will teach my kids that there is nothing wrong with being a mom who loves her kids and wants to be there for them everyday. (I am honored to follow in my mothers footsteps...THANKS MOM!) I will continue to love them as much as I can everyday...That won't change when my kids are all grown up and out of the house. I look forward to what the future holds but for now, I am content
Just being
Mom.