Showing posts with label son. Show all posts
Showing posts with label son. Show all posts
We see it all the time. Maybe it's an eye roll or the way you shake your head when you talk about her. Or it's your body language as you reluctantly hand your baby over to her. Sometimes it's the comments you make to your friends or the tone in your voice when speaking of her to your husband. Either way, it can't be mistaken.
"Doesn't she know we have a schedule?!" "I have to go to my in-laws for the weekend"
It is clear it's not your mother. We know your mother would never hold him that way or bounce that fast! You question leaving him with her and thankfully they live out of town so you don't have to deal with this often.
Somehow you have forgotten that she raised the father of your child. The one you call your best friend. The one you trust with your life. The one you choose to be with. Yes, somehow you have forgotten how she has helped shape the one you "choose" to love.
As mothers' of sons we all stand a chance of being this woman. With this in mind, it's so important that we speak respectfully of our mother n law and treat her with kindness so that karma doesn't come back to haunt us.
We will always be the first woman our son loved. The one who helped shape who he has become. But in the end, there will be a time when we are living in the shoes of our mother n law.
We will be that woman stopping by unannounced. Or that woman that bounces the baby too fast. And yes, you may even have to come stay with me for the weekend. We will never be her mother, that we know. Instead, let's hope that because we were good to our mother n law that one day she too is good to us.
"Why is she doing that?!"
"Doesn't she know we have a schedule?!" "I have to go to my in-laws for the weekend"
It is clear it's not your mother. We know your mother would never hold him that way or bounce that fast! You question leaving him with her and thankfully they live out of town so you don't have to deal with this often.
Somehow you have forgotten that she raised the father of your child. The one you call your best friend. The one you trust with your life. The one you choose to be with. Yes, somehow you have forgotten how she has helped shape the one you "choose" to love.
As mothers' of sons we all stand a chance of being this woman. With this in mind, it's so important that we speak respectfully of our mother n law and treat her with kindness so that karma doesn't come back to haunt us.
A Son’s a Son 'Till He Finds a Wife: A Daughter’s a Daughter All of Her Life
We will be that woman stopping by unannounced. Or that woman that bounces the baby too fast. And yes, you may even have to come stay with me for the weekend. We will never be her mother, that we know. Instead, let's hope that because we were good to our mother n law that one day she too is good to us.
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