What is it like to be a mom?
It is incredibly hard to answer this question, but let me give it a try. Being a mom is being selfless. Your life is not about you anymore, you will worry more about your baby’s need to eat than about you getting enough sleep. You’ll care more about your baby having fun than about you taking a break. You will care more about his well-being than yours and when he is sick you would do anything to make him get better.
Many times you will feel exhausted and you will keep pushing yourself to play one more game, read one more book, or sing one more song, simply to make your baby happy. You will revaluate when you go out. You will often ask yourself is it worth leaving my kid to spend time with this person? And many times the answer will be no and you will rather stay home. Being a mom is being compassionate, understanding, and loving.
It’s being there for someone when you don’t have the energy to be there for yourself. It is pushing yourself further than you ever thought you could go. It is loving someone’s life more than yours and be willing to not eat a single bite if there is only food for one. Being a mom is being recharged with the sound of laughter. It’s knowing that it’s all worth it when you see a smile!