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What does motherhood mean to you?
In honor of Mother's day, tell us what motherhood means to you or share your favorite motherhood moments. It can be sentimental, humorous or provide insight on how you manage the more challenging side of motherhood. The first 25 mamas to post will receive a special prize pack from SacMomsClub.com including a t-shirt and a Starbucks card. Plus, submit photos of you, your kids and perhaps even Grandma on www.sacbee.com/yourphotos. Click on "Submit Your Media" and scroll down to "Moms". Your photos and stories may appear in The Sacramento Bee on Mother's Day. Find out what other moms want for Mother’s Day, get gift ideas for your mom and see what’s happening this weekend: www.sacmomsclub.com/home/StaticPage/54 35 comments from 32 users
posted by
MiaMama
on Apr 30, 2008 at 09:01 PM
Motherhood means getting on with the day wearing baby puke!
posted by
crzkb
on Apr 30, 2008 at 09:05 PM
Motherhood means thinking up fun and creative ways to tire your kids out so that they'll fall asleep early. It is finding 1,001 different ways to make chicken taste good without using anything "wierd". It is eating the dessert the kids couldn't finish. It is playing sports you've never tried before so the kids can try everything out there. Motherhood is a starbucks latte with your name on it. posted by
AmandaS
on Apr 30, 2008 at 09:45 PM
Motherhood is
posted by
kellimwheeler
on Apr 30, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Motherhood means learning to enjoy the journey. Motherhood teaches you it is hard to be a "me" person when a "we" is involved. Motherhood is the ultimate gift that keeps on giving. Motherhood means forever having your heart walk around outside of your body. ☺ ☺ ☺ Top 10. Cleaning up someone else’s bodily fluids didn’t gross me out. 9. Seeing a kid’s dirty face and Gatorade mustache went from “ewww” to “awww”. 8. Staying up all night no longer came with an accompanying hangover. 7. I suddenly cared about when teeth erupted. 6. I knew all the characters names on 6b. I owned goldfish named Elmo and Dorothy. 5. I could go nowhere without Goldfish crackers. 4. I have photographic proof of my child’s first bowel movement (and every other first). 3. Hearing Jingle Bells sung every day of the year doesn’t bother me. 2. I regularly serve food in nugget form. 1. Having my woo-hoo stretched the size of a watermelon is the best thing I’ve ever done.
posted by
creatress
on May 1, 2008 at 08:20 AM
Ohhh nice idea!What Motherhood Means To Me: ~Always being there for your child. Ears open, mind open, heart open, arms open WIDE (mouth shut when you can) ~Teaching manners and social skills ~Making EVERYTHING better when you can (from bo-bo's to break-ups) ~Keeping your family healthy and safe ~Giving your children wings so they can fly out of the nest some day ~Respecting their independence and nurturing their talents ~Teaching them how to work around and overcome their weaknesses ~Unconditional love and frequent discipline ~Being a parent first and friend last ~Relaxing and enjoying life as much as they do ~Not forcing them to grow up too fast and allowing them to savor their precious childhood The comedian Chris Rock once summed it up beautifully. "If the baby can't read, that's the mama's fault. If the baby can't read because there's no lights in the house, that's the daddy's fault." It sounds sexist, but it made me laugh! posted by
npuns
on May 1, 2008 at 10:03 AM
Motherhood is wonderful to me. I love bragging about my wonderful children and all of their accomplishments. I also don't mind that people say they can't believe that I have had 3 children, because with clothes on I don't look like it. :)(They have no idea what it looks like underneath) :) It is the most wonderful feeling in the world to come home to your 3 children and see what they have accomplished in the day, even if it is cutting their brothers hair. It is these memories that I will have forever. I am so happy that I was able to have the entire experience of being a mother from the time they were in the womb until birth and now every day is something new.
posted by
ThatTripletMom
on May 1, 2008 at 07:01 PM
Motherhood is..... Walking the tightrope between loving someone so much you are willing to do everything for them and loving them even more to be able to stand by and watch them learn to do everything for themselves. posted by
ThatTripletMom
on May 1, 2008 at 08:19 PM
Here is a poem I wrote during a reflective moment when my triplets were about 1 yr old:
Essence of Motherhood (working title) It’s like water Salty water Sweet water Water All the while posted by
smajjr
on May 1, 2008 at 10:21 PM
Motherhood means that first cry, the first crawl, posted by
JanelleC
on May 1, 2008 at 11:17 PM
Motherhood is so special to me. I never knew I could love another person with so much heart and passion. Finding out I was pregnant was so exciting. Finding out I was having a girl was even more exciting. Finding out the same day that she was a girl, that she would be born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and my never walk or care for herself was heart breaking. Watching her grow and do all these things they said she would never do is the most amazing feeling in the world. She is the strongest person I know, even if she is too little to know it yet. I get so much joy from helping her. I wouldn't trade my role of her mother for anything in the world. posted by
creatress
on May 2, 2008 at 08:58 AM
I LOVE your poem ThatTriplet Mom (not sure where the quote feature ran off to on the site!) posted by
nancyr
on May 6, 2008 at 02:16 PM
Motherhood to me means loving another person more than yourself. I don't think I truely understood that until I had my own children. From the moment my children were born, I always found that no matter what type of day I was having...I could look at them and find happiness in that moment. It's the smiles on their faces, the funny things that they say and most of all the way they look at me...with eyes that say I will love you always. Being a mother is one of the most important jobs around and although at times it can be tough...those little faces are so wonderfully worth it.
posted by
AaronsMommy
on May 6, 2008 at 08:14 PM
Motherhood is the most important job that I have ever faced. I was so worried before I had my son. Will he love me? Will I know what to do? Am I going to be strong enough?? But all I have to do is look at my beautiful son and know that he loves me and I love him and everything out. He thinks I am funny and great... and that is all that matters.
posted by
taxi4son
on May 7, 2008 at 08:45 AM
To me motherhood is when the sweet sound of 'mama' means your little one needs to snuggle with you in the early morning hours, wants to sit on the swing set with you in the backyard listening to the birds and the frogs talking, grabs your hand to hold while walking to the car, or leaning in for that sticky 'syrup' kiss goodbye. To me motherhood is when the sweet sound of 'mom' means your teenage son can't find his guitar pick one minute before his lesson, wants a tall glass of ice cold water after mowing and weed whacking both front and back lawns in addition to two of our neighbors' lawns, desires to get in some much needed night-driving time before his next driver/inistructor (no, not me - thankfully) driving session, or the ever so seldom good night hug follow with a gentle kiss on the cheek. Yes, I truly am a blessed mother. Motherhood means 'Liebe'. posted by
wifemotherdaughtersister
on May 7, 2008 at 05:36 PM
motherhood means: lots of coffee, never having a perfectly clean house again, unbelievable amounts of love, levels of patients you never knew you had, walking around with mystery food stuck to the back of your pants, a very honest look at yourself and your relationships, excitement for every bug, every stick, every leaf, every semi truck, etc. lots of money spent at target, an instant understanding with other women with screaming children in public places, never eating in an adult restaurant again, being more protective than you have ever been of anything before in your life, exhaustion, bending your own rules, maturing very quickly, snuggles on the couch, never having a tissue when you need one, and feeling that your heart will burst with love and adoration. |
