Mummy

So, since Mother’s Day is this weekend, I thought this post, that I’ve been thinking about for a while would be best published now.

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about how much my wife does for our daughters. She does a hell of a lot more than I’ll ever be able to do. Something I believe only a mother can do.

Mother’s are the most unselfish people in the universe, the amount of time and energy they sacrifice for their children is beyond incredible. Nothing I write or anyone writes will ever do justice to mothers everywhere.

Growing up, I probably didn’t appreciate what my mum did for me, the sacrifice she put in to give me the best her and my dad could provide. Taking me to this class, that class, pushing me to fulfil my potential and making me feel like I had everything I wanted and/or needed.

Did I appreciate this when I was a teenager or even younger and say thank you? Nope, I didn’t, well at least it don't think I showed it. I was being a child, doing my thing and only thinking about me, especially being an only child. We’ve all done that to a degree right? Taken our parents, especially our mums for granted. 

Growing up I used to hear “wait til you’re married” or “wait til you have kids, then you’ll understand”. And you know what, no truer words have been spoken. Over the last 2.5 years since our twin girls arrived, I’ve realised more and more how much a mother does. 

My wife is constantly on the move, she's a machine! Always thinking about our girls, “what can I do with them tomorrow?”, “how do I make sure they are constantly learning?”, “what can I cook that’s really good for them?”, you get the jist of it. She is an absolute legend, it’s safe to say Mothers in general are.

Mothers play multiple roles and play them all amazingly well. They are mothers, wives, daughters, daughter in laws, etc...they look after pretty much everyone. My wife certainly does, always thinking about everyone other than herself. 

Another mother in my life (apart from my wife and my own mum) is my mother in law, she’s always running around and doing things for everyone else, even when she’s not well. It’s obvious where my wife gets her unselfish and dedicated nature from. It's also further evidence i guess of how unselfish mothers are, right?

Agatha Christie summed up mothers well

“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path”

Being a mother is more than a role, it’s a way/choice of life, a woman’s life changes incredibly. Women make sacrifices left right and centre. To have children they put their bodies on the line, they give up a lot of their own goals and dreams and set new ones related to their children. Again, forgetting about their own wants and needs.

I’m in absolute awe of all the mother’s that I know, my wife in particular. She’ll probably read this and tell me how cringe it is, she doesn’t take compliments very well! 

Appreciate the mummy’s in your life, let them know regularly how much you take notice of what they have done in the past and what they do. They don't expect it or ask for it, but that's what makes it more worth it.

Please don’t let Mother’s Day be the only day of the year you show your appreciation. Like any other commercial day of the year, it’s just a reminder and not the only day of the year to show love and appreciation. 

So, ask yoruself, do you show enough appreciation to the mother’s in your life? Do you even see how much a mother does? How many of you take your mum for granted?