By: Anna Lopez
Being a mom is not an easy task, it requires strength, dedication and sacrifice. However, it is one of the most wonderful things, all the work is rewarded with the smiles and affection of the children. A mother published an encouraging letter for all those mothers who, although they love their children, feel exhausted and alone in the task of being a mother.
Last night my four year old son decided to sleep with me“He slept amazingly.””I do not. Sleeping with a four-year-old is like sleeping next to the hands of a clock. As the night progressed I inevitably found myself with his feet on my face and then his hands, only to end up with his feet on my face again.”“I woke up tired. More than tired. I woke up wondering why I don’t have a mini red coffee maker in my room, waiting for me with a cup on. Then the only thing missing would be pressing the crafting button.””He woke up happy.””I love you mommy.”“He had no idea how tired I really was, or how sore my back was, or that all I really wanted to do was sleep for another five minutes. He was very grateful to see me there.””And you? Are you an exhausted mother?“Do you wake up wishing the day had more hours? Do you push yourself to go further than you thought possible? You’re working? Cleaning? Doing mother things? Putting up with your children fighting over whose turn it is to play with the console? (or maybe it’s just me).”“Sometimes being a mom means being tired.”“Sometimes being a mom means feeling a little lonely.
Like no one notices what you do. After all, no one would know that I slept – at most – 42.4 minutes last night. Now they know because I wrote about it.” “Motherhood is many times this delivery of ourselves in our homes. And it’s something no one sees. We work. We make macaroni and cheese and forget to take out the noodles, which are left as a melted paste. We collect our children’s toys from the garden. And again. We fold frayed towels, we match orphaned socks with their partners.”“We called the doctor. We clean walls that have dirty handprints.”“We wash sticky faces. We help with long division (will they be easy for any child?). Do we clean the kitchen. We wiped down the microwave after our son decided to heat something for too long.”
“Yes, you could say that’s ‘just’ being a mother. And that is ‘just’ what moms have had to do forever.”“You know what? Since the beginning of time, mothers have had to get up, deal with their children’s issues, financial, educational, health issues… and the list goes on.“Motherhood and fatherhood are wonderful things, but it’s not all roses and sunshine and skipping happily across the meadows holding hands. It is something really difficult. It is something that we do not believe will take us to the limit and yet it does. It is something that gives you great joy and puts a smile on your face.””You are not alone. Can you hear me?””Do not. These. Alone.”
“The other moms in kindergarten, at the grocery store, at work, at school, in community classes, at the doctor’s office, wherever they are… well, chances are they’re just as tired as you are. Wondering about all these things that come with being a mother. And yet, giving themselves to those children they love.”“So today I wake up and greet you: you, mother, who are tired and yet you are amazing. To you, mom who doesn’t sleep. To you, mom who needs support. To the mom who works and works and works for her family and feels that no one notices. The mom with three children under the age of 5 who can never stop to breathe. To you, mom with the newborn you never sleep for. To you, mom who stays up late waiting for her teenagers to come home. To you, mom. It’s that simple. To you, mom.”
“Motherhood is a journey that requires courage. It has always been a very brave thing to raise another human being independent of you. And even though they push you to the limit, they will always melt your heart at night and you will love them forever. Even if they drive you crazy.”“That’s what you’re doing. loving them. Even in those days.””You. The incredible, brave, empowered mom, without having slept but fighting. Wonderful and great.”
