I was looking at old pictures and found these ones of Elias with his "Baby Olive", wanting to nurse her just like Mommy, and despite me looking a mess, or rather because I do, I thought I'd share them in honor of the day after Mother's Day, when the celebrations cease and we continue on caring for our children....
...because there is no punch clock, no calendar date, no vacation time with motherhood.
We are always on. And on and on...
I remember saying to my Mom when I was a child, "How come there's no kids day? Its not fair, there's Mothers day and Fathers day but no day for us?"
"Because every day is kids day," she replied.
I didn't really understand her answer then, but I do now.
Happy every day to all the Mothers out there who never stop worying abut their children, even when they grow up and move thousands of miles away, to some place like Anchorage Alaska where the sun doesn't set till 10:30 on this 9th day of May.
May the light find you when you need it most!
Aww, cute picture. I asked my mother the same thing and got the same response. Pretty sure I came back with "but WE don't get presents and to go out to dinner and breakfast in bed..." Because apparently, a house to live in, a closet full of clothes, three homemade meals a day, transportation, sports equipment, vacations, etc. all on someone elses dime are not gift enough ;-)
Posted by: Sarah | 05/10/2011 at 02:26 AM
I didn't grow up in a family that made a big deal out of mother's day. I have 4 grown kids and 1 (special needs) teenager. My 3 boys who don't live here all called me that was it. Every day is mother's day in my life.
Posted by: se | 05/10/2011 at 02:54 AM
Amen! May the light find us all when we need it most. Happy (every day is) Mothers Day to you!
Posted by: niksmom | 05/10/2011 at 06:26 AM
I just wish that enjoying mother's day didn't mean that the pile of laundry was still waiting for me on Monday morning! It doesn't get better than the homemade cards though...even if the teachers had to beg my kids to make them!
Posted by: fleming | 05/10/2011 at 08:23 AM
Happy every-day-is-mommy-day to our kids -- you deserve lots of love and peace and I hope respite care is found for you guys so you can enjoy the rest of the summer moments with your darlings. I love my kids too -- but there are definitely moments I am grateful that they have somewhere to go, something to do. You are still my inspiration!
Posted by: JenniferB | 05/23/2011 at 05:18 AM
Everyday is a new challenge for our mom's whatever it takes they need to pursue their dreams for us so why is it no kids day? simple, because everyday is a challenge for our parents how to live healthy and wealthy to feed our daily needs and to make our dreams came true.
Posted by: Fathers day clothing | 05/31/2011 at 11:20 PM