Saturday, February 11, 2012

To all the young Mom’s out there!

I could have written this sweet story, about surviving Motherhood. But also when I read it, I thought how it applied to me as an Empty Nester now. Time goes by way too fast.
My advice after 30 years of full time Mothering….slow down and savor each MOMENT! They will be gone before you know it!

Good night dear friends.

 Oatmeal Kisses

The baby is teething-the children are fighting. My husband just called and said to eat dinner without him. Okay, one of these days you'll shout: "Why don't you grow up and act your age!" and they will, or "You guys get outside and find yourselves something to do...and don't slam the door!"...and they won't.

You'll straighten up their rooms neat and tidy...bumper stickers discarded...spreads tucked and smooth ... toys displayed on the shelves...hangars in the closet...animals caged, and you'll say out loud: "Now I want it to stay that way!" and it will...You'll prepare a perfect dinner with a salad that hasn't been picked to death and a cake with no finger traces in it and you'll say, "Now there's a meal for a company." and you'll eat it alone.

You'll say, "I want complete privacy on the phone. No dancing around, no pantomimes, no demolition crews. Silence! Do you hear?"...and you'll have it. No more plastic tablecloths stained with spaghetti, no more anxious nights under a vaporizer tent, no more dandelion bouquets, no more iron-on patches, knotted shoestrings, or tight moots.

Imagine, a lipstick with a point, no babysitter for New Year's Eve, washing clothes only once a week, no P.T.A. meetings, carpools, blaring radios, Christmas presents out of toothpicks and paste. No more "Wet Oatmeal Kisses". No more tooth fairy giggles in the dark, or knees to heal.

Only a voice crying..."Why don't you grow up?"... and the silence echoing ......."I did."   http://www.rogerknapp.com/knap/inspire.htm

  “It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.”   Erma Bombeck quotes

 Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love.”   Mildred B. Vermont quotes

“Before you were conceived I wanted you
Before you were born I loved you
Before you were here an hour I would die for you
This is the miracle of life.”

- Maureen Hawkins

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