Please know you are enough.
When I was in grammar school I dreamed of being an an astronaut. I wanted to travel the universe. I wanted my children to see earth from space.
When I was in middle school I dreamed of having a wildlife sanctuary in Africa. I wanted my children to grow up surrounded by nature and animals.
When I was in high school I like to think I was a bit more practical. I dreamed of being an an anthropologist traveling the world with my children while teaching them to dig for history.
While my wildlife sanctuary, space travel, and digging for history didn’t happen, having children and teaching them to dream their own dreams did happen.
Motherhood was the constant in my dreams. Am I the very best mother? Not even close.
Did I try my best? I like to think I did. At least I tried to.
Motherhood at best is hard. But it’s full of love and laughter. And there are more tears than I ever dreamed possible. One of my children remembers what I did right. One of my children remembers all my mistakes. I have to remind myself that I did, and I’m still trying, to do the very best I can.
We should remember we’re not perfect, but we can try to do our best; at motherhood and at life.
Handi says
lovely cute baby. I agree with you we forget that we’re not perfect, but we can try to do our best at motherhood and at life. To every mother, her child is very valuable