Well intentioned, Happy Mothers Day.
May 8, 2011 at 5:37 am 1 comment
First, Happy Mothers day to all the mothers out there! Also to all the grand mothers, god mothers, aunts, mothers of furbabies, mothers of angel babies, and soon to be moms. I hope today brings you joy and love.
Now…the well intentioned. I’ve been wrestling with whether to post this. But after the third or fourth time I heard it, I realized that If I didn’t post about it
My head might explode.
“Happy FIRST Mothers Day”
I know that statement was well intentioned and that people meant it because it is my first Mothers Day with Nolan. BUT, I have been a mother for a few years.
I was a mother the first time I saw two pink lines on the pregnancy test. I was a mother each time I saw those two pink lines again, even if they didn’t fulfill the promise of holding my babe on earth. I was a mother when I married The sailor and was blessed to have Big Boy in our family.
It’s not my FIRST Mothers Day, but I know there was no malice behind the statement, it was just one of those “slips of the tongue”.
Anyhow, Happy Mothers Day to all. Snuggle your loved ones today.
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g | May 20, 2011 at 9:34 am
T– As an offender of the above, I have to tell you that “happy FIRST mother’s day” was a short way to say so much more. I do not for one minute invalidate your furbabies or angel babies. But the truth remains, NoNo is the first live child you have in your presence 24/7 who constantly demands your mothering skills. The others are real, as is Mr. Big Boy, but the fact is that this little miracle is the one that allows you to practice what you’ve been dreaming of all your adult life……. parenting and mothering a constant glorious presence. No harm or insult intended from me or, I am sure, anyone else who wrote that. —–G