Well, today is Mother\’s Day.  I spent the weekend with my mom.  We watched TV, talked, played golf, ate and even got to go see Carrie Underwood at Konocti Harbor for FREE!  I was a great weekend.  Thanks Mom!

To all those women who chose the selfless act of having children, I salute you with this poem (please replace the \”I\” with \”You\”):

BEFORE I WAS A MOM

Before I was a Mom;
I made and ate hot meals,
I had unstained clothing,
I brushed my hair every day,
I had quiet conversations on the phone,
I slept as late as I wanted and I slept all night long.

Before I was a Mom;
I cleaned my house each day,
I never tripped over toys or forgot lullabies,
I didn\’t worry whether or not my plants were poisonous,
I had never been puked on, pooped on, spit on, chewed on, peed on, or
pinched by tiny fingers.

Before I was a Mom;
I never thought about immunizations,
I never held a screaming child so the doctors could give shots,
I never looked into teary eyes and cried,
I never felt my heart break into pieces when I couldn\’t stop the hurt,
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

Before I was a Mom;
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn\’t want to put it down,
I never sat up late hours of the night watching a baby sleep,
I never got up in the middle of the night to make sure everything was okay,
I didn\’t know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

Before I was a Mom;
I had complete control of my mind, my thoughts and my body,
I didn\’t know the feeling of having my heart outside of my body,
I didn\’t know that having something so small could make me feel so
important,
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,
the wonderment, or the satisfaction of being a mom.

Before I was a Mom;
I never knew that something so small could effect my life so much,
I never knew that I could love someone so much,
I never knew I would love being a Mom,
I didn\’t know the bond between a Mother and her child,
I didn\’t know I was capable of feeling so much.

P.S.  Even thought I\’m not a mom, I still get to share in these special moments… because I\’m an Aunt.