You Are Amazing No Matter What They Say
September 25th 2006 00:43
We all try our best to keep chaos to a minimum
They ask polite questions, yet you know there is something beneath the surface. They inquire about your kids, are they eating right? Do they go to bed before 9pm? And they frown when they see your child still alert at half past ten.
You let them into your house and you are sure they're summing up the place. They visibly shake their heads at the clutter they see and go about trying to rearrange and tidy up every room.
They make a fuss about your sheets not being blindingly white, the kind you see on detergent commercials. And they rant and rave about how things should and shouldn't be done.
You fight back the urge to say something hurtful, and so you keep quiet and let every word pass you by, stonefaced. And you are able to keep your calm for they do not know a lot of things...
They do not know how many times you sang to your child so she'd fall asleep, even if your own eyes are heavy from lack of rest. They do not know how you always make sure your child eats well and that you patiently wait for her to finish her food before you could eat, even though your own stomach is growling. They do not see that when you wake up you make a mad dash out of bed so you could sweep the floor, put things in their proper corner, cook, do the laundry and all those things you must finish before your little one wakes up. They do not see that your child is a happy and loving person, that she's smart for her age and not afraid to speak her mind. They do not know that you give more importance to connecting with your precious one than the sheets not being as white as they should.
You seldom get the praise and acknowledgement you deserve, yet like a rock being hit by strong waves, you continue, undaunted. You are strong, you know your worth, you have the toughest job in the world... you are a mom.
Fellow mothers, no matter what other people say, never doubt for a moment that you are truly amazing!
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