| The biology of motherhood I more or less
understand, but the emotion of motherhood is incomprehensible. Still, amid
play groups, car pools, and endless vacuuming, even the best moms sometimes
lose touch with the surge of emotion that entered our lives the same time
our children did.
My little miracle is in the exasperating "no"
stage. She hates the word when it is directed at her but is rather fond of
saying it herself.
On a particularly frustrating day last week
when she had me checking the clock every 15 minutes waiting for the little
hand to reach the 6 (the hour my husband typically comes home), I finally
put her in the bathtub--the one place she’s always content.
I sat on the stool near the tub and flipped
through a magazine, preparing myself for the remaining hours in the day.
After a few minutes, I whisked a towel around her and relied on the Teletubbies
to entertain her while I rounded up her new outfit.
When I returned, Cassie was standing in the
middle of the living room floor, mouth wide open, staring at the TV, her
pronounced toddler belly balancing atop two bowed legs. She was playing with
her belly button.
What I experienced then can only be called a
parental epiphany. Perhaps it was her nakedness that made me realize that
my toddler, resolute on exerting her independence, was just as vulnerable
and dependent as ever. And the indescribable rush of love, responsibility,
and sheer joy hit me square in the face with as much force as it had the
day she was born.
I would like us all to remind one another how
much our babies need us - no matter how tall they have grown. So during those
inevitable days they spend attached to your left leg, or drawing on the
wallpaper, or spending time in the principal’s office, we will reflect
on the day of their birth, when two new spirits entered the world: a child
and a mother.
~~
You may also be interested in reading:
Teach Your Baby
How To Read. Teaching Baby how to read - adapted Glenn Doman method.
Brain-E-Games.
Printable math, early reading & geography games for the classroom &
home education. All children love to play games.
Inspirational Kids
Stories. Stories for kids with a moral. Teach your kids life's values
through these stories.
Start A Business
Teaching Kids. How to start a fun and profitable business teaching what
you know to kids!
Toddler Play Ideas.
The busy parents' resource for toddler activities.
Teaching Morals
To Your Children. Teach moral standards to your children calmly and without
arguments. Discuss objective moral standards.
Read Music Notes
Easily - For Children. How your child or student can read music notes
- easily and quickly!
~~
Copyright 2001 Susie Michelle Cortright
Susie Michelle Cortright is the founder and publisher of
Momscape.com,
a website devoted to helping moms enjoy motherhood. She is also the author
of More Energy Now! How to Beat Mommy Burnout and Live with Vitality, Passion,
and Joy Click
here to learn
how you can boost your energy in the next five minutes:
http://www.momscape.com/energy.htm
MORE PARENTING
ARTICLES...>> |
