It’s our day, it’s finally here! The ONE fucking day that we get acknowledged for all the IEP meetings from Hell, blood, sweat, stretch marks, late night high fevers, seizures, g-tube changes, pooh parties, and tears!
To all of you Momma’s out there being and doing everything you can to help your youngin be there best I appreciate you! You deserve a free day to do nothing! A day to be acknowledged and appreciated for your dedication and hard goddamn work. (Please note curse words are okay here so long as they are not directed at any one in our space in a Negative disrespectful way.) I hope that you have someone(your kiddy’s count) whose actions express how much you are appreciated, loved and how special you are. Most importantly I hope that YOU affirm yourself.(Say it out loud “I am a beautiful soul!) Affirming yourself allows you to program your mind to think positive and to manifest what you need and want in your life. Affirming yourself allows you to take time for yourself and encourages you to be a positive light for you and your children. We as moms need to always make sure we have positive energy so that we can provide those good positive vibes to our babies.
I believe our kids are naturally takers until they no longer need to take from us and can take care of themselves. (Say it out loud “ I am doing my best”)
I always have different feelings about me being a mother, especially on Mothers Day because I want appreciation to translate into action that directly benefits ME! Why the fuck would it be anything different. I literally only have complete time away from my son when I am at work or he’s at school or he goes with his dad or grandparents. Parenting my son is flat out exhausting at times. His Dad lives in a different state and drives a truck and finds time to help with giving me breaks.(I am thankful for him!)
This year I am OKAY with being with someone or just me and my son on that day. I am doing a great job and I know my son loves and appreciates me because his actions directly show that for the most part.
“Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.” —Unknown
I am a mom and a friend and a therapist and soooo much more. I really do appreciate being acknowledged for me helping nurture my son into a man. I always want him to be the best, smartest, most kind loving individual he can be. I really hope that he learns to be respectful and emotional and a good communicator. He is working so hard to be all of these things. Montora is still only 15 years old so I give him grace. Grace because he is only going to learn what I teach him.
I am a beautiful soul
I am doing my best
I am going to be okay
Here is what I’ve done for myself because I deserve acknowledgement in action for the work i do as a mother:
Took myself out to dinner at my favorite place, started a new DIY project because it’s my favorite hobby at the moment and Ordered myself a gift I’ve been wanting for months.
I say this all to say raising a child. Special needs or not is a ridiculously insane job with help and as a single parent. All we can do is our best and continue to keep moving forward. Please be kind to yourself today! All acknowledgement does not come in gift form… It can also be things like taking a bath, sleeping in, painting your toenails unbothered or even watching your favorite show on your phone in the car while having soup for an hour. Self Love is the goal here! I have enough, I do enough, I am enough! Stay happy mentally healthy and love on yourself!
“I will look after you and I will look after anybody you say needs to be looked after, any way you say. I am here. I brought my whole self to you. I am your mother.”― Maya Angelou, Mom & Me & Mom
Peace and Light!
Taysha
Life with Montora 