A Mother's Love
A mother’s love is an unstoppable force - the most self-sacrificial kind of love.
A mother’s love has the power to change cultures for generations to come.
The role of a mother is no longer bound to the confines of the kitchen. Today’s mothers are working full-time jobs, still fulfilling household duties, all the while committed to the responsibility of their little humans.
A mother’s love is resilient:
Marie Curie was not only the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, but she also raised both of her daughters alone after her husband died in an accident in 1906 while working to achieve this accolade.
A mother’s love is selfless:
Irena Sendler smuggled almost 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto. Captured, tortured, and sentenced to execution - this natural mother of three never gave up the information of her smuggling operations or the Jewish children she rescued.
A mother’s love is a game-changer:
Alberta King, the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., raised her three children in a world of segregation and racism. Alberta taught her children that racism is a “social condition rather than a natural order.” Little did she know that her influence would impact generations to come as her son fought against the very social conditions she warned her children about.
As I sit here, running through some of the most influential mothers throughout history, I can’t help but be reminded of the amazing mothers in my life today. I have mom friends that are stay-at-home moms and absolutely killing the game. I have mom friends who have started their own businesses and still find time to never miss a practice or school function. I have mom friends who are breaking age-old patterns and rewriting the narrative of the mothers that preceded them.
There are some days when I feel as if I am absolutely failing at the mom game, but then Aryanna walks up to me - with her bright blue eyes - “mommy you make my heart so happy.” Or Liam tells me how cool it was for him and Aryanna to be at the AA meeting where I picked up my 5-year medallion and how proud he is of me.
There are days when I feel like I’m fighting against an opponent who refuses to see the truth and prefers I turn a blind eye, nevertheless I persist.
I persist because there is no love like the love of a mother. Long into my sobriety, I have been taught to “hold up the truth with love” by a woman who has been a mother to the motherless - one of my most influential role models - my sponsor.
Above all of the barriers I’ve overcome, accomplishments, and triumphs - being a mother and fighting against the generational chains that have run rampant in my bloodline is my sole purpose. There is no occupation, relationship, or materialistic gain that trumps being a mom.
To all my fellow mamas out there - you are strong, courageous, fierce, loved, safe, and absolutely crushing it. Take heart - there are little humans who are watching your every move and they happen to think that you hung the moon.