Sue’s Views
Having just celebrated Mother’s Day yesterday ….. I’ve been thinking about the different stages of motherhood. I remember the roller coaster of emotions on becoming a first time Mum! The elation of holding my baby and seeing him stare into my eyes ….. to the frustration of not knowing how to pacify him ….. to the joy of the first smile ….. to the anxiety of him crawling into danger. Then comes the gradual letting go as your once totally dependent child wants to explore the world. You hope you’ve done a good enough job to help them make good choices. Then ….. one day they bring their own children home ….. and you watch them go through the same roller coaster you went through. And you realise half the things that you worried about weren’t that important. But the different stages you went through have shaped who you are now ….. older ….. wiser …..calmer ….. and very very thankful!
