Being a mum means more than having given birth to a child. It’s loving and knowing a soul before you even see it. It’s carrying and caring for a life completely dependant on you for survival. It’s giving air to the lungs that grew within you, and sight to the eyes that will never see you as anything but mummy. It’s sleepless nights, its nursing scratches and scrapes, it’s being stern and protective. It’s teaching them to talk, to walk and to eventually run. It’s learning to hand your child to a stranger to let them teach what you cannot at times. It’s bracing them for a fall, and dusting them off after they do. It’s seeing them cry and not knowing how to fix it, so you sit on the floor and hold them and cry right along beside them. It’s teaching them that they are smart, capable, funny and giving them the security to do great things. It’s building their self-esteem, supporting their dreams and loving them unconditionally. It’s letting them go, letting them fail and teaching them how to get back up. It’s going without so that they don’t have to, and being OK with it.
Being a mother is a gift that is unimaginable to any woman who does not have a child in their life. It’s a connection that is unmatched and insurmountable in any form or other relationship. It’s a love that grows continually, a love that always wants more and better. It’s being terrified that you can’t prevent pain, injustice, heartbreak and at times even death. It’s laughing at jokes that aren’t even funny, but the way they say it makes it’s hilarious. It’s listening to stories that go on and on without a point. It’s always being available for the “Mummy watch me!” yells and “Mummy I need you” please. It’s drowning out the word MUM repeated over and over in attempts to get your attention. Its songs sang out of tune and settling squabbles with siblings. It’s being mean, and teaching hard lessons, that hurt you inside so deep you want to cry, but you must stand strong with resolve. It’s being strong for them when you are weak. It’s smiling when you want to cry, and crying when you’re smiling with pride.
It’s looking through photographs and feeling your heart swell with love and happiness when you see the beauty, the happiness and life in your child’s smile and eyes. It’s confusion, mistakes, uncharted territory and blindfolded guessing. It’s snuggling on the couch watching a movie, braiding hair till your fingers hurt, it’s being woken up early on Saturday morning because they want to crawl in bed and be close to your heart. It’s having the worst day and having them hug you and tell you “mummy I love you”, and needing nothing more.
It’s a blessing, a gift, a relationship that never ends and a love that never dies. It’s the best thing I have ever become, the greatest love I have ever felt and the best part about being me.
Today marks the 3rd annual #KissCampaign by YourMomCares, a nonprofit — run by @sharonfeldstein (mom to Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein), @pnoah25 (Adam Levine’s mom) and @ladybroadway (Alicia Keys’ mom).
Each May, #YourMomCares celebrates Mother’s Day and Mental Health Awareness Month by holding the YourMomCares #KissCampaign.
LOVING A MOM IS NEVER CANCELED. Support YourMomCares and kids’ mental health this Mother’s Day Weekend Thursday May 6th – Sunday May 9th 2021.
Post a picture, past or present, kissing a mum using #KissAMom @YourMomCares.
Your Mom Cares is actively changing the dialogue form mental illness to wellness and I could’t think of a better initiative to support.
Photos’s taken by Emily Kornya.
Crowder Family
Mom Jennifer, Daughter Naylani & nahely
Nayalani’s outfit: hairband/purse Illytrilly, Dress Alitsa Kids, Watch Flikflak, Shoes Eli1957shoe.
Crowder Family
Mom Jennifer, Daughters Naylani & Nahely
Nayalani’s outfit: hairband/purse Illytrilly, Dress Alitsa Kids, Watch Flikflak, Shoes Eli1 957.
Nahely’s outfit: hairband/purse Illytrilly, Jacket Zadig& Voltaire via Kids Around, Outfit/Shoes Monnalisa.
Nahely’s outfit: hairband Illytrilly, Dress Alitsa Kids, Shoes Eli 1957.
Naylani’s outfit:hairband Illytrilly,Outfit/Shoes Monnalisa, Socks Collegien.
Kaiser Family
Mom Jane, Son Liam @liambamboo
Liam’s Outfit: Outfit/Shoes Monnalisa, Watch Flikflak
Kaiser Family
Mom Jane, Son Liam @liambamboo
Liam’s Outfit: Marc Jacobs from Kids Around, Shoes Eli 1957, Watch Flikflak
Stappenbeck/Butzer Family (SB Fam)
Mom Vlora, Kids Elira, Luana, Haira, Ella & Noam @juniormodels.de
Noam’s outfit: Monkind
Stappenbeck/Butzer Family (SB Fam)
Mom Vlora, Kids Elira, Luana, Haira, Ella & Noam @juniormodels.de
Ella’s Outfit: Le Petit Coco, Hairband Illytrilly, Watch Flikflak
Luana’s outfit: Dress by Lanvin from Kids Around, Hairband Illytrilly, Watch Flikflak, Socks Collegien, Shoes Eli 1957
Elira’s Outfit: Dress Little Creative Factory, Shoes Eli 1957
Elira’s Outfit: Dress Little Creative Factory, Shoes Eli 1957
Haira’s Outfit: Dress Alitsa Kids, Socks, Collegien, Shoes Eli 1957
Schumann Family
Mom Dana, Sons Liam & Noah
Noah’s Outfit: Monkind
Schumann Family
Mom Dana, Sons Liam & Noah
Liam’s Outfit: Outfit Le Petit Coco, Shoes Eli1957shoe
Schumann Family
Mom Dana, Sons Liam & Noah
Liam’s outfit: Little Marc Jacobs via Kids Around
Mendoza Oroczo Family
Mom Ariana, Kids Thiago & Lia @love2betheirmom
Lia’s Outfit: Hairban Illytrilly, Jacket Zadig&Voltaire from Kids Around, Dress /Shoes Chloe from Kids Around
Lia’s Outfit: Outfit / Shoes . Hair accessories Monnalisa
Köhler Family
Mom Virginie, Daughter Millie @fixfaxfashion
Millie’s Outfit: Hairclip Illlytrilly, Sweater B&T, Shoes Bobux Shoes
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