Mother’s Day – the time when we celebrate the love and respect that we have for our mums. After all, they do so much for us – from giving birth to us, to raising us and teaching us many of life’s lessons!
But let’s not forget about all the other “mums” out there too – the huge amount of women who play important roles in the raising of children. These mums tend to get overlooked sometimes – the “silent” mums if you like! Women, who for whatever reason, give their time, their hearts, their love and their commitment to raising a child that is not biologically theirs – stepmums, grandmums, aunts, foster mums etc – the list is endless.
I myself have had the pleasure and privilege to share my life with a wonderful child for the last 6 years, I have watched him grow from a small boy that loved to play games on the floor with small cars, to a pre-teen who wants to be out with his friends or on his x-box. I have spent endless hours doing homework with him, school projects and hours dedicated to learning the times tables!
I have nagged him to tidy up his room, praised him for all of his achievements and feel so very proud of him for the young man he is becoming. I’ve spent hours watching over him when he has been ill and wishing that I could take the illness away, and I am becoming an expert on listening for him in the night – when he was younger it might be because he was feeling ill – but now he is older it might because he wants to sneak a peek on his computer!
This young man has taught me so much – he has taught me that I can be a mum, and I know that there are thousands of women out there in the same position.
So let’s make Mother’s Day about remembering all mums, the ones we come from and the ones that are collected along the way – it’s a day to celebrate us all!
