A Tribute to Motherhood

A Special Role

We must give a tribute to motherhood. It's a very special role and we should value ourselves. Usually our children value us; if not when they are young, then certainly when they become adults!

I Recognise My Mom

I know for sure that when I grew up and left home I became almost painfully aware of how much my Mom had had to put up with. Of course only when I became a mother myself did I fully realise all that she did.

We're Not Perfect, Nor Do We Have To Be!

Often we feel unappreciated by our societies so we need to recognise and support each other, instead of critisizing as so often happens. We all do the best we can in often very challenging cercumstances. We need to give ourselves a break and stop expecting perfection of ourselves. No-one is perfect; as long as we love and set consistent boundaries, we can't go far wrong.

Take a look at a little of what we do...

Let's Value Ourselves

I think it's useful for us to take time sometimes to really examine the breadth of our role. In this way we can appreciate and value ourselves and keep our self esteem healthy.

No Training

Women and mothers have a unique role to play in society using our special nurturing and people skills. We don't get any (or very little) training and preparation for being a mother yet most of us instinctively know what's right for our children. That's impressive! In no other job would that be expected!

We Have Valuable Skills

We have a wide range of skills which are valuable, not only to our families, but also to society as a whole:

multi-tasking

We are able to complete more than one task at a time, often several!

Communication

Women are generally competent communicators and to be able to communicate with the full age-range from babies to the elderly is very skillful.

Empathy

We are generally sensitive to others' feelings and good at reading and using body language. We are also able to see things from others' point of view.

Love

Our ability to love unconditionally as mothers I guess surprises and scares us at times, it's so powerful. There's nothing we wouldn't do for our kids.

My Tribute To Motherhood

I salute all of us, for the great job we do: we're all unsung heroes!