A REAL MOM

A special friend gave this to me at a time when I really needed to hear it. It is timeless and I can always refer to it when I am feeling just a wee bit inadequate as a mom, a wee bit out of date or just a wee bit blue.

Real Moms don't eat quiche;
They don't have time to make it.

Real Moms know that their kitchen utensils
Are probably in the sandbox.

Real Moms often have sticky floors,
Filthy ovens and happy kids.

Real Moms know that dried play dough
Doesn't come out of carpets.

Real Moms don't want to know what
The vacuum just sucked up . . .

Real Moms sometimes ask 'Why me?'
And get their answer when a little
Voice says, 'Because I love you best.'

Real Moms know that a child's growth
Is not measured by height or years or grade...
It is marked by the progression of Mommy to Mom to Mother . . .

Images of a real Mom

4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!
8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom doesn't know everything!
14 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom? She wouldn’t have a clue.
16 YEARS OF AGE - Mom? She's so five minutes ago.
18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!
25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it!
35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.
45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?
65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.

The beauty of a mom is not in the clothes she wears, the figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a mom must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. The beauty of a mom is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a mom is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a mom with passing years only grows!