real moms

After a rough day with our toddler yesterday I didn't want to be the mom again today.
A friend emailed some thoughts on motherhood the other day and given my frame of mind today I found them a little comforting and funny.
So, I thought I'd share.
This post and the following are copied directly from my email.

REAL MOTHERS
Real Mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it.
Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are
probably in the sandbox.

Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens
and happy kids.
Real Mothers know that dried play dough doesn't come
out of shag carpets.

Real Mothers don't want to know what the vacuum just
sucked up.

Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?' and get their
answer when a little voice says, 'Because I love you best.'

Real Mothers know that a child's growth is not
measured by height or years or grade...It is marked by the progression of Mama to Mom to Mother...

The Images of Mother

4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!
8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.
14 YEARS OF AGE - Naturally, Mother doesn't know that,either.
16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned.
18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!
25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it.
35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.
45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?
65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,
the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her
hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her
eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the
place where love resides.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mold, but
true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.
It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the
passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!