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Badges of
Motherhood
Did you know that
the word mother/mom/momma/mama/mommy comes from the word mammary - as in mammary
glands - as in breasts? It's because the breasts are made to nourish our babies.
(This is not a bash against bottle-fed babies at all - only pointing out where
the word mother comes from.)
I believe that motherhood is the highest of all callings. Though it's not always
glorious, it's very rewarding. Motherhood in all it's glory is the producing of
children - whether by giving birth or adoption and raising these children.
A mother is someone who has to have eyes on the back of her head. A mother has
to learn to kiss all the boo-boo's and believe that they do heal. A mother has
to be able to clean up the messes that children sometimes makes - all the poopy
diapers, all the pukey moments - we mothers have to march forward with a smile
on our faces. It's what earns our badges.
What are our badges? Well, very misunderstood by a lot of people - but the first
badges of motherhood are the spit-up stains on our shoulders, from burping our
precious newborns. Then the badges turn into sad hearts - as we let go of our
children day by day - encouraging them to become their own person. Then the
badges turn into something known as friendship - when our children grow up and
become equals with our maturity. And last but not least - the grandest badge of
all - the title of "grand" mother -when our children becomes parents themselves.
Mothers have to see the best in our children, we have to encourage and raise
them to be respectful, functioning adults. Motherhood should not be taken
lightly - it's the largest of responsibilities and the highest of all callings.
Anybody can "have" children. It takes a woman of integrity to become a "mother."
©
2005 by Lori Ramsey, Reproduction without permission is prohibited.
Lori is
a mom of 4 beautiful children. See
more of Lori's articles at
Beyond Fertility.
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