Moms Are The Bestest - Mother's Day
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Carnations:
where did the practice come from?
Is it white for life, red for death?
Or red for life, white for death?
Confusion.
And I brought home to my mother
%u2026the wrong one.
I could tell by the subtle frown
beneath her smiled "Thank you"
A child honoring her mother
on Mother's Day
with the advent, a reminder
of her mortality.
where did the practice come from?
Is it white for life, red for death?
Or red for life, white for death?
Confusion.
And I brought home to my mother
%u2026the wrong one.
I could tell by the subtle frown
beneath her smiled "Thank you"
A child honoring her mother
on Mother's Day
with the advent, a reminder
of her mortality.
Made Me Smile
- M - For the million things she gave me,
- O - For she's growing old,
- T - For the tears she shed to save me,
- H - For her heart of purest gold;
- E - For her eyes, with love-light shining,
- R - For she is always right and always be.
"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new."
Start to help your kids . . . by working on you!
A ScreamFree parent facilitates rather than dictates; she encourages her children to use their own resources to solve problems. By helping kids to get in the habit of making their own decisions and living with the consequences, parents will be more likely to launch "self-directed" adults.
To All The Mothers...
This is for all the mothers who froze their buns off on metal bleachers at football games Friday night instead of watching from cars, so that when their kids asked, "Did you see me?" they could say, "Of course, I wouldn't have missed it for the world," and mean it.
This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's OK honey, Mommy's here."
This is for all the mothers of Kosovo who fled in the night and can't find their children.
This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And the mothers who took those babies and made them homes.
For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes. And all the mothers who DON'T.
What makes a good Mother anyway? Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips? The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt, all at the same time? Or is it heart? Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear down the street, walking to School alone for the very first time? The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby?
The need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear news of a school shooting, a fire, a car accident, a baby dying?
This is for all the mothers that sat down with their children and explained all about making babies. And for all the mothers who wanted to but just couldn't.
This is for reading "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a year. And then reading it again. "Just one more time."
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This is for all the mothers who have sat up all night with sick toddlers in their arms, wiping up barf laced with Oscar Mayer wieners and cherry Kool-Aid saying, "It's OK honey, Mommy's here."
This is for all the mothers of Kosovo who fled in the night and can't find their children.
This is for the mothers who gave birth to babies they'll never see. And the mothers who took those babies and made them homes.
For all the mothers who run carpools and make cookies and sew Halloween costumes. And all the mothers who DON'T.
What makes a good Mother anyway? Is it patience? Compassion? Broad hips? The ability to nurse a baby, cook dinner, and sew a button on a shirt, all at the same time? Or is it heart? Is it the ache you feel when you watch your son or daughter disappear down the street, walking to School alone for the very first time? The jolt that takes you from sleep to dread, from bed to crib at 2 A.M. to put your hand on the back of a sleeping baby?
The need to flee from wherever you are and hug your child when you hear news of a school shooting, a fire, a car accident, a baby dying?
This is for all the mothers that sat down with their children and explained all about making babies. And for all the mothers who wanted to but just couldn't.
This is for reading "Goodnight, Moon" twice a night for a year. And then reading it again. "Just one more time."
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Patience
Patience doesn't mean you turn to "milk toast". A patient person is able to handle difficult situations with strength and conviction. There may be times that your children may challenge your views or decisions, they really need your strength.
Links to Excellent Websites
MOM WOW
- GuerrillaGrrls.Com
- Information and links on attachment/instinctive parenting, breastfeeding, childbirth, and activism.
- Real Mom Club
- Satirical forum for mothers to cope with kids through stories, animation, and stick figure cartoons, and other features related to child parenting adventures.
- Amazing Moms.com
- Bright ideas for busy families.
- Monthly Articles For Mom
- Topics covered include Sanity Tips for Eating Out with the Kids, When Mom Has a Temper Tantrum, When Little Kids Curse, When Dad's Away, and Pregnancy No-Nos.
Nice clean site - Teenagers Today
- Articles, communities, personal diaries, and expert Q&As for the mothers of teenagers
- My Baby Connection
- Resource for pregnant or new parents. Offers advice, a newsletter, information, and products for babies and toddlers.
All organized in an easy-to-navigate site! - 4 Parents Network
- Dedicated group of webmommy entrepreneurs working together to bring resources to parents.
- Mothers 35 Plus
- If you are a so-called "older mother," this is the site for you.
- mother i
- Community and support resource for creative moms.
- MomPlanet
- Advice about the kids and the latest in mom resources.
- Motherhood Poems
- A large collections of poems about what is like to be a mom.
- Groovy Mom
- Forums, polls, and tips for mom.
- Parent Sources
- Guide to help parents find everything in their area to help with family and children.
- Momscape
- A community designed to support, help, inspire, and nurture moms through articles, advice, and discussion forums.
- Mum2mum
- A meeting place for mothers. Find news, exchange views, share worries, seek and give advice, vote and campaign.
- Mommy Tips
- Parenting, safety, children's health, stay at home moms.
- Mom Central
- Smart solutions for busy moms: insiders tips, advice, and lists.
- My Mama Said
- An online community with advice, tips, support and help for all moms
- The New Homemaker
- Advice, news, opinion and support for stay-at-home parents and caregivers. Not your mother's housekeeping--the "new" is for attitude, not time on the job.
- Mommy Magic
- Dedicated to short stories, poems and books about parenting.
- Emphasis On Moms
- Encouragement for moms to help them enjoy who they are and what they do in the home for their families as parents, wives and women.
- eMommies.net
- Moms meet other moms in the message boards. Also a kids section and contests.
- Baby-Source.com
- Place for moms and moms to be to come for advice, news and tips on parenting babies.
- The New Mommies' Network
- Information and events for new and expectant parents, and toddlers' parents.
- RealMothers!
- For mothers who are our own experts and believe we are woefully overworked and underfunded.
- Canadian Resources For Moms
- Canadian Resources for Mothers.
- Moms: Mothers Talking About Motherhood
- Material from the 1999 PBS series of the same name. Transcripts and videos available for download. Hosts forums which cover a variety of Motherhood related topics.
- Mommysavers.com
- Frugal living for thrifty moms.
- Mom's Page
- Informative and inspirational site featuring message boards, chat rooms, parenting tips, card shop and links.
- Nurture Mom
- Advice on parenting, childbirth, and relationships.
- It's A Mom's World!
- Message boards, galleries, journals, articles, recipes, chat, and product reviews.
- Between Moms
- Moms network and share mom tested ideas on parenting. Includes tips on activities, crafts, organization, and recipes. Also offers articles and a forum for moms.
- Mid Life Mom's
- This site offers friendship, information and support on mid life pregnancy, empty nest syndrome, menopause, and many other issues related to the maturing mom.
- Parenting Joy
- Stay at home mother sharing parenting tips, mothering experience, and Singapore parenting.
- TnTMom
- Information for Moms on parenting, homemaking, and home schooling. Offers a discussion forum and free MommyZine ezine.
"Our mission is to help to make being a Mom
easier and more rewarding."
Times Have Changed
Made Me Cry
This is for all the mothers who mess up. Who yell at their kids in the grocery store and swat them in despair and stomp their feet like a tired two-year old who wants ice cream before dinner.
This is for all the mothers who taught their daughters to tie their shoelaces before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro instead.
For all the mothers who bite their lips -- sometimes until they bleed -- when their 14-year-olds dye their hair green. Who lock themselves in the bathroom when babies keep crying and won't stop.
This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse. This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their daughters to sink a jump shot.
This is for all mothers whose heads turn automatically when a little voice calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring are at home.
This is for mothers who put pinwheels and teddy bears on their children's graves.
This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the words to reach them.
This is for all the mothers who sent their sons to school with stomachaches, assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get calls from the school nurse and hour later asking them to please pick them up. Right away.
This is for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation. And mature mothers learning to let go. For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers. Single mothers and married mothers. Mothers with money, mothers without. This is for you all. So hang in there.
Please pass along to all the moms in your life. "Home" is what catches you when we fall - and we all fall. PLEASE PASS THIS TO A WONDERFUL MOTHER YOU KNOW.
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This is for all the mothers who taught their daughters to tie their shoelaces before they started school. And for all the mothers who opted for Velcro instead.
For all the mothers who bite their lips -- sometimes until they bleed -- when their 14-year-olds dye their hair green. Who lock themselves in the bathroom when babies keep crying and won't stop.
This is for all the mothers who show up at work with spit-up in their hair and milk stains on their blouses and diapers in their purse. This is for all the mothers who teach their sons to cook and their daughters to sink a jump shot.
This is for all mothers whose heads turn automatically when a little voice calls "Mom?" in a crowd, even though they know their own offspring are at home.
This is for mothers who put pinwheels and teddy bears on their children's graves.
This is for mothers whose children have gone astray, who can't find the words to reach them.
This is for all the mothers who sent their sons to school with stomachaches, assuring them they'd be just FINE once they got there, only to get calls from the school nurse and hour later asking them to please pick them up. Right away.
This is for young mothers stumbling through diaper changes and sleep deprivation. And mature mothers learning to let go. For working mothers and stay-at-home mothers. Single mothers and married mothers. Mothers with money, mothers without. This is for you all. So hang in there.
Please pass along to all the moms in your life. "Home" is what catches you when we fall - and we all fall. PLEASE PASS THIS TO A WONDERFUL MOTHER YOU KNOW.
Author Unknown
Since the writer wanted her message passed along --
I share it with you.
Magazines for Mothers
My Personal Picks For Kids
- Fact Monster
- Fact Monster zeroes in on clusters of facts that genuinely interest children. It's like they took a bunch of kids then asked them what they really want to know
Great Tip
For working mothers
" did the whole weeks supper meals on Sunday while cooking a Sunday dinner. I just made enough extra for weekday meals. A big pot of spaghetti sauce to warm up for pasta or sloppy Joes. Oven baked chicken parts to reheat. Cooked pasta kept in a tupperware to drop into boiling water. For greens I chopped up raw vegies and stored in tupperware along with torn lettuce. Kept English muffins in the freezer to go with meals."
" did the whole weeks supper meals on Sunday while cooking a Sunday dinner. I just made enough extra for weekday meals. A big pot of spaghetti sauce to warm up for pasta or sloppy Joes. Oven baked chicken parts to reheat. Cooked pasta kept in a tupperware to drop into boiling water. For greens I chopped up raw vegies and stored in tupperware along with torn lettuce. Kept English muffins in the freezer to go with meals."
Smile
- All About Moms
- All About MomsThe following are answers given by elementary school age children
to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born. How did God make mo
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