We started potty training Lili and Gabi yesterday. It's the end of day #2 and I feel like they still don't get it! By this time with Bella she was sitting down and doing it all by herself! If I could pay someone to potty train the twins...I would, but whatever I would pay wouldn't be enough! Its been a hard couple days. I am giving it one more day and then re-evaluating! (Maybe just one at a time, a different method, etc.)
But all of this training got me thinking. How much does a mother love her child? There are all those cute little poems that say things like "a mothers love is unconditional" or "mothers are there to wipe your tears, and help you learn right from wrong". All of these things true, I cant help but to be more practical. I have said it before that all of the mushy mom devotionals are just blah to me. Same with those mother poems and sappy Hallmark cards. "Thanks for always being there mom, blah blah blah". Where is the card that says, "thanks for cleaning up my crap and teaching me to use the toilet mom!" Haha! But really, think about it...a mothers love is so much more than just being there through all of the hard times and teaching us our manners. Mothers love us SO much they will literally wipe our butts and clean up our poo! Here are some things I was thinking before writing this. I drew from women's lives around me who are loving their kids in such passionate and real ways that no poem or card could ever capture...I hope you can relate to one of these...they are all real, they are written about you!
A mother loves her child so much that she will continue to get pregnant and miscarry numerous times and endure the heart break over and over just to have a successful pregnancy.
A mother loves so much she will scrub poop off of the patio on her hands and knees while she potty trains! (yep, that was me today!)
A mother loves her baby so much that she will loose sleep and become delirious from sleep deprivation just to continue night feedings and comfort midnight teething screams.
A mother loves her step kids so much that she will take them as her own and love and care for them because their real mother no longer wants them.
A mother loves her kids so much she will scrub other peoples toilets just to pay the bills and put food on the table.
A mother loves her children so much she will give up buying herself a new bra and underwear just to be able to buy them clothes and shoes.
A mother loves so much she will stay up late washing dishes, doing laundry and cleaning house while her children sleep just so that she will have time to play with her kids the next day.
A mother loves her kids so much she is will clean up vomit just so her baby is clean.
A mother will fight for her daughters life, even if that daughter is a murderer.
Mothers, you are amazing! Now, of course I have to bring it all back to God now :) God loves us with that same passion you love your kids. He is just as devoted to us, just as in love, but even more. Take the time to soak some of that love and attention up. As moms we often feel under appreciated and very alone. Especially when our husbands get to go to work! But I would not trade places, not for a minute! Even at my worst, even at my most tired, I am so thankful that I have my 3 little loves.
Thank you God for this role, as hard as it may be, thank you for letting me love and care for my kids.
