No one can take the mother out of me. I will always be a mother.
Back in the day when it was unfashionable to have more than 1.5 children per family…to supposedly keep the population explosion down so the world would not run out of food (I’ll comment more on that in another post) I was growing a family which turned into 6 children…way over my allocated amount, and we heard all kinds of not so welcoming comments about us having that many kids!
All I ever wanted to be was a wife and mother… to have and raise a fun-filled family doing many things together, creating lifelong friendships that continued on through future generations…as my family did for my brothers and me.
Many, many people, schools, articles, teachers and books took on the business of shaming, laying guilt on women who decided to have and raise a family. (Which if they had no children, many of you might not be here reading this post!).
Yes, I was a mother by choice. You cannot take the mother out of me. I will not allow anyone to defame that image in me. I am proud of being a mother, proud to be one and would gladly have all 6 children again.
There! That needed to be said for someone. We were made to live and grow and have families for companionship, love, help and encouragement.
I will always carry that mother’s love in me wherever I go and give it out to others in need in my path. It is a non-stop, caring, compassionate, thinking about, watching out for the other person, thinking ahead for future needs type love. It began in earnest when I became a mother 🙂
There is no shame for any mother. Children need to have a mother.
Mrs. Goodfinder 