I didn’t always get along with you. Sometimes I yelled at you and said ugly
things. Sometimes I stayed out all night
and didn’t call. Sometimes I pushed you
away and shut you out of my life. There
were times when you probably thought I hated you.
I’m sure there were nights when you prayed to God that
things were different. I’m sure there
were times when tears flowed like rivers from your eyes. You probably thought that all your worrying
over me would send you to an early grave.
As a mother myself, I now know what that must have felt like
for you. I want to thank you for never
giving up on me. I want to thank you for
all your love and support over these years.
You may not feel like it, but you have made an impact on my life and the
way that I will mother my children.
Simply put, thank you Mom.
I love you.
Nicole...that brought tears to my eyes. It is EVER SO TRUE that becoming a mom gives you a new found respect on what we must have put our moms through... I hope and pray Laura never puts me through some of the sleepless worried nights that I did my mom. We are both lucky and blessed to have great moms.
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It's a little old (from 2008 as you can see) which reminds me that I need to make sure to get some recent ones of both her and my dad soon! But yes, I completely agree that I hope Caden doesn't put me through some of the things that I put my mom through. She's definitely amazing for being able to deal with it and still love me and support me.
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