The Joy of being a Mother

Motherhood is a lifetime of ditching our prior ideals and visions (from before we had kids) for the practical applications in order to keep the kids alive when things are hard, change plans because someone’s always messing up the original plan, trying to get everyone to sleep (so that you can get enough) and, in general, learning how to survive the next 18 or so years.

But yes, motherhood also means raising

Seriously, has anyone experienced motherhood?

You didn’t capture the emotions after clawing your way out of desperation when your baby won’t sleep! But of course you wouldn’t … I guess you don’t need sleep. But I sure did!, yes, i did. And I’ll tell you that some of the darkest times in motherhood are those when you aren’t getting enough sleep.

But then there’s the sheer joy and achievement when you figure out not only how to get that baby to sleep, but help him or her sleep 12 hours a night.

That’s true of motherhood in general. Experiencing the trials and tribulations, figuring out what works for you and your family and achieving the seemingly impossible. These things include:

• sleep

• feeding issues

• Clothing

• Health

  

  

Whatever it is moms struggle with and overcome (and there’s a lot of things as the years add up) bring us joy in motherhood.

Of course, you’re not wrong about the normal stuff like the bond, giving and receiving love, and building all those great memories (in between all the shitty ones we can’t wait to forget).

But in all, I'm glad to be a mom, loving the process. And most especially my baby's laugh lightens up my mood daily.