Early Mom's Day

I wanted to be a mom ever since I was eleven years old.


Thankfully, I waited until I was twenty-four.


I've been a mom for nearly thirteen years now.  And as much as I've taught my kids in that time, they have taught me even more.  I have learned the importance of patience and a sense of humor, along with learning that things like sleep and keeping a spotless house are overrated.


For this Mother's day post, I vacillated between sappy:

"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new."

~Rajneesh

And funny:

"Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going."

~ Phyllis Diller

And even political:

Whether you're a novice mom of a newborn, or an experienced mom with grown kids out of the house (what is that like?), or a mom like me, right in the middle...

Happy Mother's Day to you!

(And remember, that sense of humor will help when the only gift you get is a burnt waffle in bed and a hastily-made card scribbled lovingly by your offspring.)