Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to not only my wonderful and amazing mom, but also to all the other ladies who have "mothered" me along the way. I know that you know who you are. I feel so blessed because not only have I had the influence of my mom but I have had the influence of several of her wonderful friends as well.

This post is about my mom, though. She is an amazing lady! We are a like in about as many ways as we are different. The thing I love most about my mom is that she is and always has been my mother but she has found the balance of also being my friend. I have always been able to tell her anything and everything. She often reacted like a mom to some of the things I told her, in a way I knew she didn't approve, but in a way that I still felt loved and felt I could tell her anything again. My mom always knows what to say, she always knows what I need to hear, even if it isn't what I want to hear...again she has a way to tell you so you know but aren't hurt. I admire my mother's strength and her quiet resilience. She's a sleeper, my mom. She is one tough cookie in a first grade teacher body! She seems quiet and reserved. She seems to not be one that would voice her say, but she will if it is necessary. It is a challenge to make her angry, but it can be done and it is something that you try not to do again. I hope I can be half the mother that my mother is. I fear that I don't have her patience, but it is something I work on everyday. I think that is the Thompson in me...I've learned a lot about my mom since becoming a mom myself and I received this poem in an email this week that I thought was fitting. I hope you enjoy it.

I love you Mom!! You Rock!!!

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her/him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom .