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    Moderating Moms

    I posted this in General Discussion earlier in the week and think it got lost in the traumas over there.

    Motherhood has been the best job I have ever loved!! Wishing all of you a wonderful, sweet day!

    XO, Mary



    Mothers

    This is for the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's okay honey, Mommy's here."
    Who have sat in rocking chairs for hours on end soothing crying babies who can't be comforted.

    This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse.
    For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes. And all the mothers who DON'T.

    This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And the mothers who took those babies and gave them homes.

    This is for the mothers whose priceless art collections are hanging on their refrigerator doors.
    And for all the mothers who froze their buns on metal bleachers at football or soccer games instead of watching from the warmth of their cars, so that when their kids asked, "Did you see me, Mom?" they could say, "Of course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it.

    This is for all the mothers who yell at their kids in the grocery store and swat them in despair when they stomp their feet and scream for ice cream before dinner. And for all the mothers who count to ten instead.

    This is for all the mothers who sat down with their children and explained all about making babies. And for all the (grand) mothers who wanted to, but just couldn't find the words.

    This is for all the mothers who go hungry, so their children can eat. For all the mothers who read "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a year. And then read it again. "Just one more time."

    This is for all the mothers who taught their children to tie their shoelaces before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro instead.

    This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their daughters to sink a jump shot.

    This is for every mother whose head turns automatically when a little voice calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring are at home -- or even away at college.

    This is for all the mothers who sent their kids to school with stomachaches assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get calls from the school nurse an hour later asking them to please pick them up. Right away!

    This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the words to reach them.

    This is for all the step-mothers who raised another woman's child or children, and gave their time, attention, and love... sometimes totally unappreciated!

    For all the mothers who bite their lips until they bleed when their 14-year-olds dye their hair green.

    For all the mothers of the victims of school shootings.

    This is for all the mothers who taught their children to be peaceful, and now pray they come home safely from a war.

    What makes a good Mother anyway? Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips?
    The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt, all at the same time? Or is it in her heart? Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear down the street, walking to school alone for the very first time? The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby? The panic, years later, that comes again at 2 A.M. when you just want to hear their key in the door and know they are safe again in your home? Or the need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear news of a fire, a car accident, a child dying?

    The emotions of motherhood are universal and so our thoughts are for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation...
    And mature mothers learning to let go.

    For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers.

    Single mothers and married mothers.

    Mothers with money, mothers without.

    This is for you all.

    For all of us.

    Hang in there.

    In the end we can only do the best we can.

    Tell them everyday that we love them.

    And pray.

    Please pass along to all the Moms in your life.

    "Home is what catches you when you fall - and we all fall."

    Please Pass This To All The Wonderful Mothers You Know.

    I just did

    #2
    Moderating Moms

    That made me cry ........

    Thanks for sharing it with us xx
    sigpicXXX

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      #3
      Moderating Moms

      I cried the other day reading that and now you did it to me again!!!! So great......
      I'm really easy to get along with once people learn to worship me

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        #4
        Moderating Moms

        Thank you MKR That was wonderful.
        "Keep your eyes and heart focused on the end goal at all times, and never settle for less."

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          #5
          Moderating Moms

          WOW

          MKR,
          That must be the most moving thing I have ever read. My successful 1st day AF must surely be just around the corner now, `cos you just touched me.........as a Mum to one teenager-my reason for living.
          Thankyou from the bottom of my heart

          Starlight Impress

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            #6
            Moderating Moms

            Thank you MKR..very moving! Happy Mother's Day to you too! :0)

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              #7
              Moderating Moms

              Wishing you all a very happy mothering weekend.
              Enough is enough

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                #8
                Moderating Moms

                :flower: :flower: :flower: Mary,

                Happy Mother's Day to you!

                Your post was just what I needed after losing my kid (the police found her) on mass transit yesterday!

                :heart: E

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                  #9
                  Moderating Moms

                  OMG E .....

                  What happened????

                  Is she OK? .... Can't imagine how you must have felt ....

                  Love & Hugs xxx
                  sigpicXXX

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                    #10
                    Moderating Moms

                    BB--

                    I couldn't find her and then stepped off not realizing that she was hiding behind me as I looked for her. The train doors closed and a kind woman who saw what happened decided to bring her back to the station where I was left standing on the platform. Our plan that we've never needed to put into action has always been to meet at the next station. Eventually, the woman who was helping her took her to the police and they called me on my cell. I was so scared!

                    :heart: E

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                      #11
                      Moderating Moms

                      OH E ..........

                      That is a Moms worst nightmare ............. I'm just so glad that it turned out OK.........

                      Love & Hugs to you and your daughter ...........
                      sigpicXXX

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                        #12
                        Moderating Moms

                        E, that is my worst fear and I am so glad you found your daugther. I need to come up with plans now.
                        "Keep your eyes and heart focused on the end goal at all times, and never settle for less."

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                          #13
                          Moderating Moms

                          E--I'm glad she (and you) are okay. That is the scariest thing. My son wandered off once when he was four in a crowd of people--scariest thing in my life.
                          MKR--cried over this. I chose Velcro.
                          XO

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