David O. McKay once said, ~The noblest calling in the world is that of mother. True motherhood is the most beautiful of all arts, the greatest of all professions. She who can paint a masterpiece or who can write a book that will influence millions deserve the plaudits and admiration of mankind; but she who rears successfully a family of healthy, beautiful sons and daughters whose immortal souls will be exerting an influence throughout the ages long after painting shells have faded, and books and statues shall have been destroyed, deserves the highest honor that man can give.~ Let me ask you this question ladies, how many of you are moms to beautiful kids, whether you're single or married?
Essentially, the key to motherhood is patience because it takes alot of that to keep a handle on your kids whether you're a single mom or a married one. Though dear old dad may be in charge of the family, its ultimately the mom who has the finally say. We've all asked our dads for something fairly important in our minds to where he preceeds to tell us to wait and asks one's mother, which is somewhat comical because I may do that someday with my kids, but I digress. For it takes a lot of patience to deal with one's child/children when they throw fits/temper tantrums in public and not let the full furry of one's anger run rampid to the point one child may or may not return home." For the question can be asked, have you ever done that to your kids or was that ever done to you?
Motherhood, can oftentimes be a thankless job as moms take on so many responibilites and roles that she can be absolutely confused at where she is. Its truly amazing that a mom can handle so many things on her plate, in a manner of speaking, as she is able to keep at times her own thoughts in order. Thoughts that are probably exhausting to even think about from a guy's perspective because we can only focus on one thought at a time unlike women who have many thoughts running though their head. Whether its what food to repair, paying the bills on time, what you're going to do the next day or next week even, helping you're kids with homework, and most certainly worrying about the safety as well as well being of one's kid(s)/spouse, which they do with military like precision.
Without a doubt, moms can truly be considered the general of the family as they try to keep order in a sometimes unorderly home. It can be a daunting task to be strong not only for yourself, but also for your kids because if they see you fall physically and/or emotionally then, in a sense, you've failed. Yet, its not considered a failure because you sacrificed so much to keep him, her, them happy even though you yourself may not be. Whether you're single or married, its a tough job to raise children either by yourself or with help of family due to breaking up, divorce, and/or by one's spouse in the military. Inevitably, its just a matter of receiving the strength you need from not only those who love/care about you, but also from God through constant fervent prayer.
In retrospect, when you are a mom every day should be mother's day, which dads would disagree with due to the fact that they seemingly receive the same gifts every Father's Day such as ties, shirts, tools, and mugs with world's greatest dad on it. Its the go-to-gifts that, in some ways, make it easy for mom and the child/children to buy for. However, if you think about it though, moms go through so much more and yet ask for so little that they deserve to be pampered every once in a while or practically every day, which I bet every mom would love to have happen to her. In the end, there comes a point where moms basically need a time for themselves and say to themselves or to the big man upstairs, oh please gimmie a break.
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