It's a never ending job, motherhood.

There's all the cooking, for starters.

And half the time they won't eat it, no matter HOW good for them it is. Bath time can be a chore, too.

Some of us are carpool moms, always herding our offspring all over town.

We're constantly on the lookout for danger, be it a Bad Person, or that rotten kid down the street. You know the one. Every town has one.

And a lot of us have that one kid. You know the kid. The one that makes us tear out our hair most days?

Or maybe you have the clingy-type? The one that will NOT LET GO?

Sometimes you have to be tough. Give them a push to help them trust themselves.

There are times they just absolutely sap you of your strength.

Not all of us are "traditional" mothers. Either they find us, or we find them.

Or... we wanted to be mothers. It's not always in the cards, is it?

And traditional families? What's that? Two moms can be better than one.

Sometimes you feel mean. Sometimes you wonder how they can even love you.

But they do.

For all the "traditional" moms, for the soon -to-be moms, for the adoptive moms, for the good pet moms, and for the motherly types that help the other moms out, may the sun shine where you are, may there be no messes, may the food make itself (and get cleaned up afterward) and may the little blighters give you a break today. At least for an hour.
Thinking especially of my friends who might be having a difficult time today,
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*has nothing intelligent to add*
happy mother's day, sweetheart; I hope they're treating you well.
(thanks, and I am still laughing at the "milk carton bunny" #2 made me.)
Julia, supposedly, now I have sufficient time to actually write.
There are days I fantasize about being in your position...
Happy Mothers Day, my friend.
*hugs you and your AWESOME MOM*
*knows the best moms are the ones we pick for ourselves*
BABIES. That chimp baby with the mouth open slays me every time.
Happy Mother's Day!
(And your icon is GORGEOUS. Makes me feel all sunshiney inside.)
I saw your comment about Rascal! *stern look at him, snuggles when you aren't looking* Darthanne slaughtered a bunny for me last night. Erk.
Corsage? *has never had one* I like star-gazer lilies the best, I have to say. And yeah - Wal-Greens? I would mock Mr. S mercilessly.
LOVE YOU, TOO!
Glass of water? Hot rock massage? (And thank you! Feel free to dump on me if the pregnancy wears you down...)
*doesn't say which one it is because then you'd know what my hubby looks like and you'd lose all respect for me... not that you really have any for me to start with, but still*
I have such a SMILE!
Happy Mother's day to you. :)
You know, most days I do fine...but Mothers' Day is when I miss my mom the most...just because there are so many people who have mothers they don't appreciate, and mine is gone...sorry /emo whine...
Happy Mother's Day, stoney--hope that you had a great one... *huge hugs*
*tackle hugs* And Jack! What a perfect gift. :D