10 Things I Learned by Being a
Mother
1. Getting
pooped on, throw up on and bled on is not that big a deal.
2. Stuff
will get stained. Stuff will get
broken. Stuff will get ruined. It’s just stuff.
3. I
am stronger than I thought I was.
4. I
am not as smart as I thought I was.
5. Planning
is good. The ability to let go of plans
is also good.
6. No
is a very loving word. Refusing is a
very loving act.
7. Letting
go is easy to say but hard to do.
8. We
don’t stop being parents when they turn 18, but we stop parenting in the
traditional sense. There are no books on
how to do that.
9. Although
a part of me, my children are not an extension of me. I cannot claim their successes as my own,
neither should I be angry over their failures as reflecting on me.
10. Sometimes
what is best involves pain and discomfort.
I understand a little better why God doesn’t instantly clear up every
difficult, painful, uncomfortable circumstance.
I learned this by being a mother.
