05/30/2022
Being a mom is about so much more than changing diapers, doing dishes, and the “mindless” tasks her day is paired with.
It’s MUCH more than cleaning up messes,
cooking meals,
washing dishes,
and doing laundry.
Yes, she’s doing those things, too,
but all she’s doing is thinking while doing them.
Because a mom is responsible for the day-to-day tasks AND emotions that come with raising capable humans and keeps the family going. And that’s a lot.
So, 𝘴𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴…
while worrying about whether her kids are on track at school and, if not, how to get them there.
𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴…
while comforting her crying kid who just got her feelings hurt by a friend.
𝘚𝘩𝘦’𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴…
while breaking up an argument and helping her child with math homework.
Her mind is the calendar that knows where everyone is,
how they’re feeling,
and what they’re doing or wondering at every moment.
And it never stops.
No moment is mindless when you’re a mother.
So, the next time you hear rumblings
and laughter mocking the work a mother does as “mindless chores,”
tell that person to think again.
Because she’s doing ALL the brain work,
not just for herself but for everyone in her family,
𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨.
📸: Joolsannie Art
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