Mother’s Day Wishes

Mother’s Day can be a tough day for a parent with a struggling teen.  Your son or daughter may or may not be with you today.  They may be away at a therapeutic boarding school, a wilderness program, or your son or daughter may just be unable to be present with you, either physically or emotionally, for a variety of reasons.

My wish for you for today is that, regardless of your present circumstances, you take a moment and acknowledge yourself and reflect on what you’ve done right as a mother, even if privately.  For today- acknowledge yourself for the times that you changed a diaper in the middle of the night, cleaned a bruised knee, cooked your daughter or son’s favorite meal, read your child their favorite book, etc.. and do this whether or not there’s someone with you today that remembers these things.   I say this, because I believe we did these things for our children out of love, not out of expectation.

With this said, I leave you today with a quote from Kahlil Gibran

“Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.”

With love,