Their Have Always Been Alot Of Mom's In My Life

Mom's are the sunshine of my heart

A look at the picture shows perfect art

We all have a father and a mother

Sometimes we have one or even two other

Sometimes she is not who gave birth to us

It really does not matter in the scheme of things, no need for a fuss

as we have been loved by mom's in this life

Life can be difficult sometimes, filled with strife

Mom's can make most everything all better

At times it may be simple as a letter

Reminding us that we are loved

And even more than that, we are beloved

With my husband we have seven children and my husband has the impression that it is not good to have a favorite. Okay, that can be a tough script to follow, right? When I met him many years ago, I had favorites. My family was three children and four grandchildren, or close to that. That is who my favorites were. Imagine this, going from that to 7 children, 25 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren today. Now, over time we don't see all of the grandchildren. We do see many of them. Can you see how this may be difficult for me and him.

We have a daughter and son-in-law with a combined eight children, that they both claim and love as their own. There are only three grandchildren for them at this time. They live the closest to us and we see their children and grandchildren most often. Our others are in the same state, and we don't see them as much, especially with the pandemic. We would spend a week at a time in the summer with each grandchild from the city and from here until the pandemic. I want to say that even with an extra parent or two in their life, they still have a grandmother and maybe more that are mom's too.

Many weeks, I hear that being a mom is tough. This week with a little one sick, it is especially rough. Add the pandemic and a mom can have quite the ick. Work, sick grandbaby and baby and everyone else needing a mom. With only one, maybe two mom's around. It can push you right to the ground. We all need help from time to time and when our mom is not around, or in impound, it is important to find a replacement, even just for the moment.

The hubby mentioned today that he heard the prediction is that the pandemic will get most of the people around us. It is beginning to feel exactly like that. Some have very few symptoms, and others are the sickest they can ever remember being and still others will die. I sat down and cried when hearing about a friend that is dying now. Everyday someone on my friends list announces they have covid or their babies or both. It is a tough time to be a mom, worrying about our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Feeling so powerless to do what we may feel is our job to do. I have to remember that what I can do is love them, pray for them, their families and their partners, and tell them the truth when asked too. I believe in the science and some of them do not. Most do not have to ask me to know what I think. I write, I talk (maybe too much, maybe without thinking) and I show by example when not in a book, I have given them that is written in ink. That is what mom's do!

Remember mom's the saying that you have to put your own oxygen mask on before you care for anyone else, is the number one rule on an airplane. To me this means if we as mom's do not take care of ourselves, we will not be around to care for anyone else. That is the only thing to do that's sane. Some will say, easy for you to say. Yes, I know, it is easy for me to say and I realize that anyway. It isn't always easy to do. Taking care of you. I just ask that you consider it and do your best for my grandchildren and great grandchildren and you. Thank you Boo!