Mothers that I know and love, you do far more than anyone will ever give you credit for, but everyone loves you for it all. Trust that you are loved by many, heard on deaf ears, and judge forever for getting that minivan. You will not be remembered for always cleaning up or folding their clothes. You will however, always be remembered for taking a little extra time with your little one with their homework, their after school activities, and the lunch you made with love and a note. You'll also be loved by everything that your significant other didn't want to do. But for all the dreams in your heart that were never spoken of, but you sacrificed them anyway, we won't completely understand why we were worth it till we're a little bit older.
Mothers do far more than they'll ever get paid to do, but it's not the money you have that makes you a great. It's the unconditional love that you give daily to the little hands and little toes that look up to you, wear your shoes, put your make up on, wreck your car, have significant loans for, and all because you seem to think we're worth it.
You mother's sacrifice the world for your kids not because it's the right thing to do, but because you want to. Trust that we see it...eventually. Your time and energy wasn't wasted. Kids are like a fine wine, we take time to mature and grow into our potential.
So to all the moms I know and love, on behalf of all the kids in your life: thank you. Thank you for just being there because we still need you.
And to all the mothers we've known and lost, their impact on our lives will always be with us. Through the habits we picked up or talents we commonly shared, they will continue to live & love in our generations to come. We honor those today in saying, we haven't forgotten you mom.
