MOTHERHOOD: THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER YOU NEVER RETIRE FROM

Moms know all too well that motherhood is the hardest job ever and also the most emotionally intense one! Motherhood is wild because nobody warns you that you’ll spend half your day saying “please stop screaming,” or “stop fighting with your brother” (or sister) and the other half staring at photos of your kids (as your heart melts,) while they sleep or are all grown up, because you miss them already.

It’s a whole package, bundled into joy, fear, worry, excitement, comedy, uncertainty, but most of all, unconditional love. 💕

It’s beautiful. It’s messy. It’s overstimulating (100% on this one.) It’s sacred. And nobody really talks enough about how all of those emotions can exist at the same time. Motherhood is realizing you can be deeply grateful for your children and still desperately need a moment alone. (And may I just interject here, a shout-out to all the dads, who must step up and play the mom role sometimes too.)

No one ever really tells you the truth or warns you about the hard stuff or for that matter, the details of the good parts. It’s laughter, guilt, pride, stress, purpose, burnout, wonder, and unconditional love, all tangled together into one loud, beautiful, emotional rollercoaster. But when you are not a fan of rollercoasters, the ride can be really bumpy and unpredictable, especially when you have never been on that proverbial rollercoaster before and are unsure of what you are doing. Somehow, you find the way to make it work, because that bond of love is beyond any explanation and makes it all worthwhile.

Motherhood is without a doubt the strangest emotional rollercoaster because oddly, you can feel overwhelming love, exhaustion, gratitude, guilt, happiness, anxiety, and complete chaos, all before your first cup of coffee.

It’s definitely quite a ride!

When the kids are younger, motherhood is exhausting because little one’s demand so much of your time and energy.  One minute you’re staring at your baby pleading with them to sleep through the night, and barely getting through the horror that is the “teething phase,” then soon you’re hiding from your toddler, in the pantry eating snacks you didn’t want to share, and then once again, you have the sleepless nights that are the teen years, where you are fighting to stay awake, to make sure they get home safely and then before you know it you find yourself with adult children, asking, “Where did the time go? 🥺

And then when your children are adults, you still worry about them and for them, thinking about their problems and how you can best support them. You never stop being their mom at any age, whether by birth or by choice, your children are forever a part of you.

No matter how old your child (children are,) you never retire from being a mom! No matter how old you are, or how grown-up your children have become, you will always, always continue to be a mom: worrying about them, helping them, and loving them!

And then sometimes, you are blessed with a promotion and get the new title of: Grandma, Nana, Gigi, Mimi, Abuela, Memaw, Mima, Abu, or whatever they call you, and your heart melts all over again. ☺️💕

Mothers are indeed the lifeline of this Earth. Every single person on this planet is here because their mother gave birth to them. Not all who give birth deserve the title of “mom,” but when a woman cares, nurtures, loves unconditionally and raises a child to the best of her ability, it should always be celebrated and appreciated.

If you are still blessed to have your mom, call her, visit her, give her all the love you can. And if like myself, you no longer have your mom on this Earth, remember how blessed you were for the time you shared together and smile for the gift of life she gave you.