We Became Friends Because of Our Daughters
Amy Baldwin, Ed.D.
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For a mother’s love, past present and future. Wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day filled with cherished memories & moments 💖
WHAT THE HECK IS SO WONDERFUL ABOUT LIVING BY YOURSELF??..DID THE WRITER LIVE BY HERSELF BEFORE SHE GOT MARRIED..??..AND APPARENTLY IT WAS NOT SO WONDERFUL FOR SHE GOT MARRIED..…I DO NOT GET YOUR ADVICE ?????AGAIN I ASK….WHAT THE HELL IS SO WONDERFUL LIVING BY YOURSELF..AND BY THE WAY..GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE IS NOT NOT NOT LIVING BY YOURSELF !!..THAT IS LIKE GOING AWAY TO CAMP WITH A MILLION BUDDIES AND CLONES OF YOURSELF…..WHY WHY WE HAVE THIS LOCKSTEP OF COLLEGE IS SO DAMN RIDICULOUS…VERY FEW. WILL GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL…….A GOOD WAY TO GO NUTS IS LIVE BY YOURSELF FOR ONE MONTH…WILL DEBATE THIS ANYTIME..JUST TELL ME WHEN AND WHERE..
It was my first Mother’s Day mug.
And I was a Rookie Mom.
The first of my friends to have kids, I was a bit lost, trying to find my way.
Throughout the years there have been many times where I have felt like a Rookie Mom.
When my second child was born, being a Mom to two children now was new to me, in that I was a Rookie Mom and I was a bit lost, trying to find my way.
But somehow, like all of us, I navigated through the phases of parenthood.
The ins and outs and ups and downs.
As my youngest graduates from college in just a couple of weeks, perhaps it is time to retire the Rookie Mom mug.
But yet this true Empty Nest phase is now new to me, and I am a bit lost, trying to find my way.
So I’ll hang onto it a bit longer.
Maybe one day, if I’m lucky, I will trade it in for a Rookie Grandma mug.
Yes, I already checked. There is one on Amazon.
For now I will savor the phase where I am, and enjoy a fresh cup of Lemon Ginger tea in my Rookie Mom mug this Mother’s Day, for the 26th time.
Happy Mother’s Day!
🩵 ☕️ 🩷
- Shari Bender
So heartfelt and true, Shari! I believe we are all always Rookie Moms, all along the motherhood miles, even in our roomier nest years. Because we are always someplace new we've never been exactly with our children before. They are different, we are different, the terrain is different. Thus, the same grace we needed to give ourselves when we were moms to babies is entirely appropriate and needed as moms of young adults or young marrieds or middle-aged kids or career kids or college kids or military kids or workforce kids. All of which is just to say: keep that mug in service ! ❤
Shari, I love this perspective! There’s always something new we face in every season of motherhood, so in a sense we are “rookies” again and again. How refreshing!! Happy Mother’s Day!! 💝
I relate to this so perfectly! It’s my 26th Mother’s Day, and my youngest is graduating from college in 6 days! Love this perspective so much, and proud to look back at how far I’ve come!! Bless you, Friend! 💕🙏✝️😇
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With a daughter graduating, this is super helpful
