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How to Embrace Motherhood
So there’s a new little bundle of joy in the family – all tiny and precious, with delicate fingers and the softest hair, like gentle strokes of paint on a canvas. My daughter is utterly enchanted.
“Mom, look! She’s opening her eyes! Mom, look! She’s wiggling her fingers! Mom, look! She’s falling asleep!”
I smile as I watch her fascination. “You were once that small,” I remind her — my six-year-old daughter with her vibrant curls and scrapes on her knees, the one who can tie her own shoes and read before bed, who gallops on horses and swings across monkey bars. She’s old enough now to appreciate this tiny miracle sleeping in her crib.
“Mom, can you show me how to be with a baby?” she asks, her eyes glued to the slumbering infant.
“Right now?”
“No, when I’m older, when I’m ready to have my own baby. When I’m a mama.”
Before I can respond, she asks, “Who taught you how to be a mama?”
That question hits me like a wave, taking me back to when she was a baby. I remember sitting by her crib, counting each rise and fall of her chest, cradling her during sleepless nights, and soothing her colicky cries. My own mother passed away a few years before I became a mom, and I often wish she could have shared this journey with me. I longed for that connection—a shared experience between mothers and daughters as they navigate the beautiful chaos of parenthood.
But I was fortunate. I had a circle of wise women who stepped in to help, especially my mother-in-law, who guided me through those early days. “Swaddle her like this; it worked for my baby,” she’d say. “Try holding her upright after nursing; that really helped my son.” Their wisdom was invaluable, but the greatest teacher was the little girl right in front of me.
This tiny person showed me how to kiss, comfort, and celebrate each milestone. She taught me how to make her laugh and wipe away her tears, nurturing her into the kind, creative soul she’s become.
“Sweet girl, there’s one person who’s taught me everything I know about being your mom… and it’s you. You’ve shown me all I need to know. And one day, when you become a mother, your baby will teach you, too.”
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In summary, motherhood is a journey filled with learning and love, where we grow alongside our children. Each moment is an opportunity to discover new ways to nurture and support them, drawing from our own experiences and those who guide us along the way.