A Single Mom on Mother's Day
Mother's Day as a single mom looks a little different. There is no partner to take the kids out shopping for gifts or remind the kids to make something for mommy. There is a chance that on the weekend of Mother's Day you won't even have your child, you will have to ask if she can come home early to spend the afternoon with you.
Mother's Day will be church in the morning alone surrounded by other mothers holding tightly to their children beaming with pride. You may feel slightly sorry for yourself but as you see other mother's you realize how incredibly lucky you are to be in their company and that there are many women who will never be called "mom."
You count down the seconds until your daughter gets home as you do every weekend she is gone. You can't wait to hear about her weekend and snuggle on the couch soaking in every ounce of her smiles and love. You will even be thrilled to hear her father's girlfriend taught her to tie her shoes because even though you have taught her over and over it doesn't seem to stick. You say a silent prayer that this time it will ;-)
She will give you something she made you in class at school and although it isn't very cute, you know you will save it for years to come. She will read you the card she made you and it will make you cry. You tell her how proud you are to be her mom and are so thankful God picked you.
You will head off to the pool to swim with friends and hang with another mama friend, thankful that the kids can entertain each other. You will have pizza for dinner and basically treat it like any other day.
Sure, it doesn't have all the fanfare of a typical Mother's Day but what it has is me and my daughter....together....laughing and having fun. Because that's what it really is all about right???
Mother's Day will be church in the morning alone surrounded by other mothers holding tightly to their children beaming with pride. You may feel slightly sorry for yourself but as you see other mother's you realize how incredibly lucky you are to be in their company and that there are many women who will never be called "mom."
You count down the seconds until your daughter gets home as you do every weekend she is gone. You can't wait to hear about her weekend and snuggle on the couch soaking in every ounce of her smiles and love. You will even be thrilled to hear her father's girlfriend taught her to tie her shoes because even though you have taught her over and over it doesn't seem to stick. You say a silent prayer that this time it will ;-)
She will give you something she made you in class at school and although it isn't very cute, you know you will save it for years to come. She will read you the card she made you and it will make you cry. You tell her how proud you are to be her mom and are so thankful God picked you.
You will head off to the pool to swim with friends and hang with another mama friend, thankful that the kids can entertain each other. You will have pizza for dinner and basically treat it like any other day.
Sure, it doesn't have all the fanfare of a typical Mother's Day but what it has is me and my daughter....together....laughing and having fun. Because that's what it really is all about right???
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