Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back
to normal after you've had a baby.....
That somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother,
'normal' is history.
Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by
instinct ..
This somebody never took a three-year-old baby shopping.
Somebody said being a mother is boring ....
That somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.
Somebody said if you're a 'good' mother,
your child will 'turn out good'....
This somebody thinks a child comes with
directions and a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Somebody said you don't need an education to be a
mother....
That somebody never helped a fourth grader
with his math.
Somebody said you can't love the second child as
much as you love the first ....
This somebody doesn't have two children.
Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother
is labor and delivery....
That somebody never watched her 'baby' get on the bus
for the first day of his school
Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her
child gets married....
This somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter-in-law to a
mother's heartstrings.
Somebody said a mother's job is done when
her last child leaves home...
That somebody never had grandchildren.
Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so
you don't need to tell her....
This somebody isn't a mother after all.
This isn't just about being a mother; it's about appreciating
the people in your life while you have them....no
matter who that person is.
