DEAR MAMA
I'm writing to tell you it won't be like this forever. Rather you are in the trenches thinking you may never get out, or in the most joyous moment of mamahood hoping it never ends, it will. Lately I have been reflecting on the moment I became a mama, the moment that changed my life forever, in the best possible way, and every moment there after. I remember the inconsolable crying, the first smiles and words, the hitting, the tantrums, the first steps, the first solids, the sleepless nights, the moments I just wanted to freeze in time and never let slip away. I remember them all so clearly, like it was yesterday, and each one of those memories tugs on my heart strings prompting me to tell you, stop mama, embrace the moment no matter what the moment is, you will never get it back. They will never be two again telling you what to do, or three again asserting their independence at the least convenient times, or five again walking into kindergarten for the first time. The mo...
