Being a mom

Being a mother is about so much more than what you imagine. It's about selfless love. It's about never coming first and always coming last. It's about never getting and always giving. It's about sacrifice. It's about fear for the safety of your children. It's about sleepless nights. It's about doing without so they can have. It's about learning to listen when you just want to bury your head under the blankets.  But it's also about so much fulfillment. So much purpose, so much achievement. So much pride, love, appreciation. It changes every part of who you started out as. 

I have been a single mom for fourteen years and it's been a struggle every single day. But I would never even change a thing. I am so grateful to the women in my life who have loved me enough to sacrifice for me, to teach me, to grow me, to mould me.  

To my mom, my aunties, my grannies, my coaches, my mentors, my peers, my ex bosses, my friends, my cousins,  my sisters, my colleagues, my adopted family. I thank every one of you for teaching me. For leading me. For helping me up when I never thought I could walk again.  Bless you all on Mothers Day. For being a mother is not about birthing somebody.  It's about loving somebody enough to put them first. Just for a day. An hour. A minute. For listening when they need you to and showing up when they need it the most. 

Thank you for moulding me into a great woman. Here's to you. Happy mothers day.