What Makes a Great Mother?
Is it the presents she buys? Is it
the candy she gives? Is it how she looks? Is it how she speaks? What makes a
great mother isn’t what outsiders see of you, it’s what your kids see of you.
You may have the nicest car and the best dressed kids, you may seem to be the
most put-together mom on the block or even the city, however it’s what your
kids say and think about you. It’s about what you really are, a mom. I grew up with
an amazing mother, someone who was always involved in my life, new my feelings,
guided and at times prodded me in the right direction and who beyond any shadow
of a doubt loved me. When dating people it was hard to gage a person on how
good of a mother they would be, and frankly that wasn’t usually a thing I
thought about often when dating. While dating Amber-Rose the thought occurred
to me many times, and discussions were had. What kind of mother would she be?
Would she care about the children the way my mom cared about me? Would she give
everything for our kids? I didn’t know and she probably didn’t know what type
of father I would be however I knew I was supposed to marry her and I knew that
she would do great as a mother as I would do fine as a father. Even before our daughter, Mikkelle, was born
I got to see the true mother in her. She would sit for hours and hours and
hours and talk about how Mikkelle would look. She would fret over what things
to teach her and when. She worried about boys Mikkelle could fall in love with
before we even held her. I truly was blessed with a wife who is the best mother
of them all. After Mikkelle was born there would be times that Amber-Rose would
set aside everything just to be with Mikkelle, to hold her, even sleep. She
researched and sought advice on ways to feed, care and comfort her child. She
even learned the “Dunsten Baby Language” so she could know what Mikkelle wanted
from the earliest possible moment.
Now with two kids and one on the way
I find my wife on her hands and knees playing with Lekai, knowing that even if
she is eye level with him he will either slap, poke or bite her and yet she
still gets down to make him laugh. She is always thinking about our kids, even
worries about them all the time. We were discussing the fact that she needs
more rest with this pregnancy however she confessed that even when I am
watching the kids for a short while as she rests, she still can’t completely
rest because she is wondering and worrying about our kids. Her dreams are
filled with changing diapers and playing with Mikkelle, and even at times she
dreams of protecting our kids like a superhero, or worries about them as she
sleeps. She even worries still about our unborn baby, about their personality,
their likes and dislikes. Amber-Rose has given everything to her children, her
time, money and even at times health (labor and delivery) and yet she loves
every minute of it. Her children are what make her happy. The saying was always
“If momma ain’t happy no ones happy”, however, for her it’s if the kids aren’t
happy momma’s not happy. 
Amber-Rose
I love you so much and I want you to know that you are the greatest mother that
I could have wished, dreamed and hoped for our children. You are an amazing
woman and a truly inspiring mother.
Happy Mother’s Day
No comments:
Post a Comment