05/12/2024
The story of how I became your mother. Three tales of the different ways I became a mother.
There are probably many other times too. So many people become mothers to others and don’t even know;)
Olivia Marie was the first one that made me a mother. She was born after a long labor and an emergency c-section. She was such a happy baby. Shortly after she was born I became a single mother. I would like to say it was hard, but I would be lying because it wasn’t. I really enjoyed it to be honest. I got to experience all the firsts and never missed a thing. Olivia is the strongest human being I have ever met. She has faced many challenges at the young age of 13 and has kicked all of their asses with grace. She is beautiful, sweet, forgiving and kind. She is always giving. She is the most amazing kid. I would like to take credit for some of it but I swear she was just born that way.
Cory made me a mother for the second time. In a different way. I met Cory when he was five. Cory needed a mother and never had a maternal figure in his life. So I instantly took on the role. Cory is now 16 and I have been taking care of him full time for going on 11 years. He is a work in progress but we all are. There are no step kids in our house, there are kids. There are no step parents, there are parents. Where there is love, there is hope.
Tallulah Wolf made me a mother the third time around. I married my best friend I have known since 4th grade. We had our baby T together. It was a very stress free lol and magical experience. Tallulah was a feisty one. She was born scheduled c-section and screaming before they cut her out of the sack. That is not a lie. Lol. She was a huge little pudgy cute thing. She is me 💯 x 10. It’s been so awesome watching her grow. She likes to tell you how it is, she is sarcastic and funny. She plays all day. Loves her big sister.
If I could wish for anything for my kids. It would be independence, it would be for happiness, it would be to laugh a lot. It would be to do so much more then I ever did and to follow your dreams. To figure out who they are and embrace it a d life.
“To all mothers. Those who have lost their mothers, t those who have lost a child, to those who desperately long to be a mother, to those who selflessly love like a mother, to those who mother any and all beings, to the adoptive, surrogate, nurturers and creatives, to those who may not have birthed life but birthed a life of their own, we honor you.”
Happy Mother’s Day.