For all the mothers: Youre the one taking your child to the doctor, trying to get your child to open their mouth, talking gently, comforting, knowing they have to, knowing theyre scared. Youre the one hearing negativity from the school, fighting back the tears, knowing it is not your childs responsibility to fit into a broken system. Youre the one hearing strict rules from therapists, thinking they must know better than you, feeling like you are always wrong. Youre the one wanting only for your child to be happy, worrying if he will, afraid youll run out of time. Mothers, you do a lot. You rarely get a pat on the back, saying, thank you, you did so much today. You did. But know this. It is not *what* you do - for you feel you never do enough. It is who you are that matters most to your child. And who you are is loving, compassionate, gentle, comforting, safe, trustworthy, grounded, always there, attentive, warm, and tender. Your relationship - being there with who you are - is the most important thing for your child.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:00:31 +0000