Motherhood

Although I am the parent, YOU are my greatest teacher.

You taught me that there is no more beautiful sound than the sound of your laughter.

You taught me that your hugs are worth more than any gift.

You taught me that it is okay to make mistakes.

𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙.

You taught me that nothing I imagined could prepare me for being a mother.

You taught me to slow down, enjoy the moment, and just be.

You taught that there is no such thing as a perfect mother.

𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑠𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓.

You taught me that being a parent requires endless patience and lots of coffee.

You taught me that it is possible for your heart to burst with love.

You taught me to erase any notion I had of what parenting is supposed to be.

𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐼 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑔𝑜 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑡𝑦.

You taught me that motherhood is about thinking you’ve got it all figured out, only to realize you will always have new things to learn.

You taught me that the best moments in life are the simplest ones: snuggling with you, telling jokes, and holding your hand in mine.

You taught me that your smile is the best medicine in the world.

𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑚; 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑎 𝑚𝑜𝑚 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢.

You taught me that motherhood is messy, hectic, unpredictable, chaotic, and absolutely beautiful, all rolled into one.

Most of all, you taught me that the gift of motherhood is 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 and 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔.

𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫.

Written by: Surviving Mom Blog with Randi Latzman