What Will Happen To You When You Become A Mother

Have any of these happened to you? I bet they have! These are just some of the sign of Motherhood!

You will suddenly find yourself reading every available consumer review for your single cup coffee maker in the event someone has discovered it doubles as a baby murderer.

There will always be a nagging feeling in the back of your brain — big for some; not so big for others — about letting your child play with the neighborhood kids alone for fear a predator lurks behind the merry-go-round.

If your child is born with or develops a disability or health concerns, you will spend countless hours in vain begging God to let you take his or her place.

You will encounter many instances in which you must fight with all your being against the very strong and very compelling urge to swoop in and save your child from everything.

You will think upon every fear and disappointment and emotional scar you harbor and hope to God your child never has to endure them.  At the same time, you will know this is impossible, and your heart will hurt for him or her peremptorily.

You will look at bullies in public — both children and adults — and pray your child never falls victim to them or becomes one him or herself.

You will spend hours staring at your child sleeping or playing because the simple act of drinking him or her in brings you indescribable joy.

You will encounter situations which cause your protective instincts to kick in without your permission.  And what you are capable of doing to save your child is so primal, it will scare the living hell out of you.

You will discover you share a bond with other mothers — even those whom you’ve never met — that is so strong, you will weep when they weep and rejoice when they rejoice, for it is they alone who “get it.”

You will learn that the advice to “enjoy these years, for they don’t last forever” is doled out by people who are old enough to have forgotten that not everything about these years is enjoyable.

You will dote upon scribbles and crudely crafted finger paintings, telling your child how beautiful they are and meaning every word of it.

You will bask in the delight that is tickling tiny toes and participating in afternoon giggle fests, certain there is no sweeter way to pass time in the whole wide world.

You will believe there is nothing more divine than holding your child close and inhaling his or her honeyed scent.

You will, for the first time, know what it’s like to love someone so much, it simultaneously hurts and overjoys, both physically and emotionally.

You will come to realize everything that matters in the world sleeps just down the hall.

You will be certain there is no greater calling on earth than that of mother.

 

Thanks to Lola Lolita at ScaryMommy.com for coming up with this amazing list. To see more of it head over to ScaryMommy.com