Daily Mood Quote:
Day Four - May 8, 2011
A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
~Washington Irving
When I became a mother for the first time, I was afraid, terrified of becoming like the woman I called mom. She wasn't the best role model for parenting. Maybe because I was the first and she was inexperienced, I don't know and I will never know, because she passed away many years ago. Every once in while, I find myself thinking of her and wondering if we would of ever been friends and what that relationship might have looked like. If there were only a rewind button in life and relationships, then maybe my mom and I would of had a chance. Unfortunately, there is no rewind button and no second chance for that relationship. I want to believe she was a good person, because I see my younger siblings and they liked, loved and miss her. But for me, my only hope is that she is at peace.
Today, I am the mother of five amazing children (three adults and two teenagers), and parenting for me has been an evolution, one that has been very carefully researched and planned out. It has allowed me to be an active part of each one of my children's lives. Each in a different way and at a different time in there lives, we have found a friendship. Like stepping stones on an otherwise difficult and murky path, guiding my children has guided me through life. For as much as I have taught my children, my children have taught me. Love, patience, dedication and a sense of humor. Boy, the stories I could tell…Happy Mother's Day
(no movie reference today, although my girls and I did watch "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" with Matthew Mcconaughey and Kate Hudson, while my husband watched "The Green Zone" with Matt Damon).
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