Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mother's Day!


My own mom sent me this poem, and I thought it was worth sharing with all of you moms who can so readily relate. Thanks, Mom! And may you all feel especially appreciated on this day set aside to honor the hardest yet most wonderful job known to [wo]mankind.

Before I Was a Mom

Before I was a Mom
I made and ate hot meals,
I had unstained clothing,
I brushed my hair every day,
I had quiet conversations on the phone,
I slept as late as I wanted and I slept all night long.

Before I was a Mom
I cleaned my house each day,
I never tripped over toys or forgot lullabies,
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous,
I had never been puked on,
pooped on,
spit on,
chewed on,
peed on,
or pinched by tiny fingers.

Before I was a Mom
I never thought about immunizations,
I never held a screaming child so the doctors could give shots,
I never looked into teary eyes and cried,
I never felt my heart break into pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt,
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

Before I was a Mom
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down,
I never sat up late hours of the night watching a baby sleep,
I never got up in the middle of the night to make sure everything was okay,
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

Before I was a Mom
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside of my body,
I didn't know that having something so small could make me feel so important,
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment,
or the satisfaction of being a mom.

Before I was a Mom
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,
I didn't know the bond between a Mother and her child,
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much.

~ Author Unknown

4 comments:

Kristin said...

Wow! That was awesome!!! Hope you had a fabulous mothers day!

Kathy B. said...

I love this poem. And I, too, have hopes of being the kind of Gramma that your Nana was.
I do believe I may have been put on this earth only to be a Gramma!
Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day.
Love,
K.

Gemma said...

Such a great poem, and it NEVER goes away, no matter how old your child is! Thanks for a great post. My eyes are leaking,so I must go now.

Amy Jo said...

I LOVE this poem! I havn't come across it in a while, but it still brought tears to my eyes. How can it be author unknown? Boy, if I wrote that, my name would be all over it for sure. It's perfect picture of motherhood.