The Mummy Blog: Unconditional Love
There is that sense of satisfaction that another busy day is over and I survived. That and I finally get to watch something other than Peppa Pig, Ben and Holly or In
the Night Garden! I’m still trying to work out where those writers get their ideas from…I’m not quite sure what Iggle Piggle and Upsy Daisy are really up to in that garden but I think that’s a story for another day!
I’ve said this so many times over the last two-and-a-half years, parenting is hard. Anyone who thinks it’s easy to raise tiny humans, I would certainly love to meet them and high five them (possibly in the face, haha). But seriously it’s not a job for everyone and on really bad days in my house I look at the back door with longing and a sigh. Only because I know my girls can’t reach to open it if I disappear outside for a few minutes. Only problem is they make my neighbours very aware of where Mummy is!
But children have this way of reeling you in and changing your perspective on life. They don’t know any different and we are left with the fun job of teaching them the ins and outs, ups and downs and crazy ways of the world. Whether we do it right or wrong is a matter of opinion (or judgement) these days. And don’t I often hear about it from my trying toddler, haha!
Before I became a mum (you know that time where you think you are ready to have children but really have no idea?) I could never have imagined what it would be like to be responsible for tiny humans. To think that my entire world would be turned upside down is probably an understatement! I never truly imagined how much I would give up, how much my life would be different and deep down I know now I wouldn’t change a thing.
And then my five-month-old decides it’s time to cluster feed at 2am again and my toddler thinks it’s okay to scream the house down at the same time and I feel that twinge of wanting to return to my old life. Why does everything always feel ten times worse when everyone else out there is asleep?! It’s funny how you always remember the bad moments/days even if they are more than outnumbered by the good.
But I must admit there is no greater feeling than an unsuspecting cute grin, kiss or hug from my beautiful girls. They have a way of making everything right again, even if they were the reason things were amiss in the first place. I couldn’t imagine my world without them. They have helped shape me into the person I have become (a yelling OCD toy clearing crazy lady, haha!) and have left me pondering the biggest question to date: what the hell did I do with my time before having children? And I honestly thought I was busy back then….
I would move the earth (well probably really just furniture or a dead insect) for them in
a heartbeat and I know every move I make is usually with the thought of them in mind. Why? Because I am their Mummy and they will always be my babies no matter how big they grow (awwwww).
And when all else fails I have a little quote I love to think about and smile. I came across
it years ago for my own beautiful mum and it has been mentioned quite a lot since then.
“I brought you into this world and I can take you out again”. I love this saying and while
it may sound sinister, I like to look at it and laugh. It’s definitely no easy feat bringing a child into the world.
You need a lot of patience (wine will do too), a big support network (always known as grandparents/aunts/uncles), lots of chocolate (not really but it will make you feel better) and above all else a never ending supply of love. It’s something you may not always feel is there in return but those little people in your life will certainly give it back in buckets right when you need it.
And on that note, from one Mummy to all the others in your various forms including the Mummy’s-to-be, I’d like to wish you all a very Happy Mother’s Day. You really are doing an awesome job!
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