Being a mom is the most challenging role for a woman. She has to nurture the baby for nine months before bringing him into the world. These nine months can be a roller coaster of emotions and experiences, the likes of which she has never come across before. Needless to say, it can be overwhelming.
Then the new VIP in her life takes over her days and nights. She is on a different learning curve that will take her to heights of great pleasure as well the distressful depths of depression and sleep deprivation.
The different stages of motherhood that bring joy in tandem with the growth and development of the child are now shared by the father who previously stood on the sidelines, giving moral support and little physical help.
Nothing can compare with the anxiety a mother feels as she watches her child make mistakes that can scar him in more than one way, yet knowing that she has to let him learn the lesson so that he can grow.
Being over protective is damaging as it will constrict his development and make him naïve to the ways of the world. Nothing is more important to her than the safety and well-being of her child. No sacrifice is too great.
A mother’s world hinges on her children as she guides them and watches them grow. She feels their joys, their pains and shares their successes.
When they grow into adulthood and turn out well, she can feel that she has succeeded as a mom.
The next stage she waits for is that of grandmotherhood, when she will hold her grandchild in her arms and nostalgia overtakes her as she remembers another baby so long ago..
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