i just wanna take a second to say how grateful i am for my mom.
she's everything i want to be. from the time i was coherent and aware of life i just admired everything about her.SH'es just so awesome. She has a beautiful voice and i love that she taught me so many silly, little songs that i hope to someday teach my own kids one day.
she taught me to be independent. i used to complain about it when i was younger. my mom wasn't one to make me breakfast every morning, school lunch, or get me up for school EVERY morning. she did do it on occasion though. i remember being jealous of the kids whose moms did do that every flippen day.. but you know what? i'm sooooo glad she didn't because those kids are the ones who aren't independent and honestly, these days, knowing how to be independent and how to take care of yourself is even more crucial than it has ever been. everyone relies so much on technology that they are forgetting to teach there kids REAL LIFE skills. i know way to many people my age whose mom did ALL their laundry, cooked and cleaned, and never gave their kids responsibility. Who's laughing now? i can stand on my own.
Said kids are like "nooo. my parents love me, that's why i'm 20+ and still getting a weekly allowance."
please. love? no. you're being coddled. one day that's gonna get cut off, then you'll be cold turkey in the real world. good luck with that. "LOVE" has nothing to do with it. lol. rant over.
truth is, my mom has taught me what "love" is. love is time. love is service. love isn't getting, it's giving and not expecting anything in return. I don't know about my brothers and sisters, but i'm grateful that my mom has ingrained that in my brain. To love people is why we are here on this earth. Because if you love everyone around you in a Christlike way, how can you go wrong?
personally, i'm glad my mom isn't a clean freak or OCD about things being perfect. because i feel that it taught me to not stress about little things and to be comfortable with what you have to offer. why cry over spilled milk? i remember breaking a pretty glass pie tin when i was younger and being so scared that she'd be upset, but she wasn't, she helped me clean it up and moved right along. i love her.
also my mom taught me confidence. she asks my brother and i all the time why we're so vain and full of ourselves. it's not so much that we think we're beautiful (okay maaaybe my brother does..), but we're completely comfortable with looking like fools and being loud and dismissing anybody that thinks anything less of what we view ourselves as. like, that's pretty amazing for a mom to instill in her kids. a confident kid thrives in this world. mom, you're building children to be natural leaders. (insert applause)
all in all though i'm just glad my mom is who she is. she doesn't try to be flashy, or perfect to society. she is just being a mom. i think a mom's job is the hardest one. there's no days off. no hour lunch break. it's a constant battle. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. from crying little ones, to diapers, cleaning, to homework assignments, procrastinated projects, shopping, bills, laundry, chores, dinner, more cleaning, directionless teenagers, or just 13 stubborn, loud, obnoxious kids. my mom doesn't complain. maybe she occasionally wants to run away.. but hey, who doesn't. :]
i love my momma.
she's weird. she's crazy. she's funny. she's smart. she's talented. she's a simple mom. she's the best mom ever.
being that Sunday was her birthday.. this post just happens to be fitting, although i started it before her birthday..
happy birthday, meeshki.
-m
she's everything i want to be. from the time i was coherent and aware of life i just admired everything about her.SH'es just so awesome. She has a beautiful voice and i love that she taught me so many silly, little songs that i hope to someday teach my own kids one day.
she taught me to be independent. i used to complain about it when i was younger. my mom wasn't one to make me breakfast every morning, school lunch, or get me up for school EVERY morning. she did do it on occasion though. i remember being jealous of the kids whose moms did do that every flippen day.. but you know what? i'm sooooo glad she didn't because those kids are the ones who aren't independent and honestly, these days, knowing how to be independent and how to take care of yourself is even more crucial than it has ever been. everyone relies so much on technology that they are forgetting to teach there kids REAL LIFE skills. i know way to many people my age whose mom did ALL their laundry, cooked and cleaned, and never gave their kids responsibility. Who's laughing now? i can stand on my own.
Said kids are like "nooo. my parents love me, that's why i'm 20+ and still getting a weekly allowance."
please. love? no. you're being coddled. one day that's gonna get cut off, then you'll be cold turkey in the real world. good luck with that. "LOVE" has nothing to do with it. lol. rant over.
truth is, my mom has taught me what "love" is. love is time. love is service. love isn't getting, it's giving and not expecting anything in return. I don't know about my brothers and sisters, but i'm grateful that my mom has ingrained that in my brain. To love people is why we are here on this earth. Because if you love everyone around you in a Christlike way, how can you go wrong?
personally, i'm glad my mom isn't a clean freak or OCD about things being perfect. because i feel that it taught me to not stress about little things and to be comfortable with what you have to offer. why cry over spilled milk? i remember breaking a pretty glass pie tin when i was younger and being so scared that she'd be upset, but she wasn't, she helped me clean it up and moved right along. i love her.
also my mom taught me confidence. she asks my brother and i all the time why we're so vain and full of ourselves. it's not so much that we think we're beautiful (okay maaaybe my brother does..), but we're completely comfortable with looking like fools and being loud and dismissing anybody that thinks anything less of what we view ourselves as. like, that's pretty amazing for a mom to instill in her kids. a confident kid thrives in this world. mom, you're building children to be natural leaders. (insert applause)
all in all though i'm just glad my mom is who she is. she doesn't try to be flashy, or perfect to society. she is just being a mom. i think a mom's job is the hardest one. there's no days off. no hour lunch break. it's a constant battle. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. from crying little ones, to diapers, cleaning, to homework assignments, procrastinated projects, shopping, bills, laundry, chores, dinner, more cleaning, directionless teenagers, or just 13 stubborn, loud, obnoxious kids. my mom doesn't complain. maybe she occasionally wants to run away.. but hey, who doesn't. :]
i love my momma.
she's weird. she's crazy. she's funny. she's smart. she's talented. she's a simple mom. she's the best mom ever.
being that Sunday was her birthday.. this post just happens to be fitting, although i started it before her birthday..
happy birthday, meeshki.
-m
Holy CRAP. Marlee! I JUST saw this today, right now....3/12/14 at 6:20pm. What a nice and beautiful surprise. Especially considering all the stress life has presented me lately with that 3rd daughter. A boost in my confidence and a lengthen in my stride is what you have given my life today. Thanks oldest daughter, best friend. I love you! Every bit of you!
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