The Mom Chronicles: A Tribute
My dear moms. This column is a tribute for you in honor of Mother's Day. I hope you enjoy it.
"The Hats of a Mom"
The old saying goes that a mom is the bearer and wearer of many hats. That the title "mom" actually means "doer of many things; skilled in multiple professions." The role of a mother is as vast as it is wide, as specific as it is unspecific, as acquired as it is innate. Afterall, a mother was not created to create alone, but to create, nurture, foster, and provide. It is because of this if you open a mother's closet it is not shoes that tumble out, but hats and hats galore. Some are invisible, mind you, while others are as bold as a neon sign. Some are nearly worn out, while others still bear their tags waiting for the precise moment when they are to be put to use.
So what are these hats you ask? Oh, the list is none too few. For for every role a mother has, to her a new hat is issued to.
A mother is a mix of mothers, Goose and Earth to name a few. For for every story that she tells, new life comes to me and you. A mother is a homemaker, a builder and designer. Afterall the honey do list that she makes, is often done by her. A mother is a gardener, a planter of many seeds, and she waters them and fertilizes them, attending to all their needs. And when her garden bears its fruit and blooms its petals bright, she quietly stands back and smiles with delight. A mother is a firefighter, sometimes literal others assumed, as she bravely pours water over the fires in life, as if danger never loomed. A mother is a law maker, a politician and a judge, for what's fair is fair and done is done and when you fall out of line, she's there to give a corrective nudge. A mother is a night watchman always keeping watch, for her candle always burns at both ends until she hears the front door's notch. And while she's up and holding down the fort she tends and grooms, she is the recordkeeper, the biographer, the photographer that always looms. A mother is a paramedic, a doctor and a nurse, for if it bleeds, vomits, breaks or gushes, she's got a remedy in her purse. A mother is a teacher, a librarian and tutor, because when it comes to books and school, good grades will always suit her. A mother is a businesswoman, a broker and a banker,and for the bank of mom, though sometimes broke, for each withdrawal you should thank her. But a mom is not always serious, a police man or P.I., she's the entertainer, costume maker, party planner and a professional at hair dye (especially her own!) She's the seamstress, the florest, the beautician, and nail technition, and whether your prom or wedding day, she's the one to make you radiant and glisten. She is the troup leader, the Den Mother, the hockey and soccer mom, the referee, the coach, the cheerleader and school song. A mother plays scientist, an inventor at her best, and when its time for science fairs, volcanoes are her test! The tooth fairy, the Easter Bunny,and Santa Clause himself, for if it weren't for mom, would be just stories on a shelf. A mother is a counselor, a pastor and spiritual guide, that teaches us the way and word, and about how Jesus died. She is the zoo keeper, the animal trainer, the veteranarian for when our furriest of friends, make their ways home with us and there our interest in them ends! She's the Queen, the Cinderella, the maiden and the slave, the chocolate brownies that she bakes, have become the latest rave! A mother is a detector of metal, lies and harm, for homeland security is her number one, and she knows when to sound alarm. She is the calander, the pocket planner, the personal attendant that keeps us on track, her organizing and time managing allows no time to slack! But while all these hats are important, yes that is quite true, a mothers prize hats to wear are not what's always apparent to me and you. They're the hats that read "Nurturer", "Confidaunt" and "Friend", and hang next to the ones that say "Constant" and "There 'til the End". So while it seems a mother's day is full of flipping hats, remember that 's what makes her-her, and give her many pats. Pats to say "way to go" and "I appreciate all you do", pats to remind her that its because of her, that you are you. And if you're a mom whose pats don't come often as they could or should, remember how talented you are, and that as a mom you are oh, so good! For it's not the number of pats we get for the job that we do, its the pure joy experienced in watching our kids grow that we do what we do. A mother's job is never done, even after her final breath, the hats are nearly passed, leaving their impact even in death,
With that, I hope you all have a most wonderful Mother's Day. Take the time to celebrate you and the wonders that you are and do!
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