During my brief time as a mommy, there have been many different types of tears that have fallen.
There are tears of happiness that fell when for the first time I got to hold him at the hospital.
There have been tears of exhaustion when JDaniel didn’t sleep much as a baby. I used to hold him to my chest with tears rolling down face questioning why God didn’t give a non-sleeping baby to a younger mom. There have been long days when my husband had to work late, JDaniel was fussing about something or other and a simple thing that goes wrong can lead to a few tears. I know those are tears of exhaustion.
There are tears of sadness that rain down when I have seen JDaniel cry at something he has seen on one of his PBS shows. Toddler’s tears are contagious. They also rain down when he gets hurt. (I don’t cry right there in front of him. They seem to hit later on.)
There are tears of joy that fall when he does something for the first time. When he climbed a ladder at the playground or took his first step, I have to admit there were small drops falling from my eyes.
Finally, there are tears that come from writing a blog post about a simple everyday event that has happened in our lives. There isn’t a particular reason for those tears they just seem to come. Maybe it is just because I am so grateful to have him be a part of my life and be his mom.
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Precious tears. This is a dear post. I was going to share about homesick tears (when you know as a mother you should be brave, but feel just the same as he does and say so and share a hug and cry together). I love your thoughts.
I can see how proud you are to be his mother. It’s nice that you recognize, are present for and create these very special moments.
I would add the tears of a mother serving far away from her children. All the tears are special memories. I think that is why I love to take photos of the routine everyday things.
Hugs!!!
We Moms really feel so attached to our babies!!!
Lovely M post, but dry your eyes and head over to my blog to take part in my 2nd Anniversary giveaway. Hopefully it will make you smile.
Bon chance.
~Maggie~
great post on mother’s tears 😀
So so true – so many tears – I definitely shed many more tears since becoming a mom … but it is all so wonderful in the big picture – even with the tears.
awwwww….that was so true and sweet….let me just tell you there are more to come…all kinds the joyful ones are always the best naturally:)!~
Mom tears are the hardest! Joni
Perfect, it’s amazing how children can invoke such feelings.
This is so beautiful!! I love your blog and the cute touches.
Being a Mom is one of life’s greatest gifts! And guess what? It doesn’t end there, because being a grandmother is even better — I know that from experience 🙂
♥ Pat
it’s sweet, I think tears can be happy and sad
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What a lovely M post……JDaniel is lucky to have such a loving Mommy! Blessings sweet lady!
You are such a caring mama, is it not amazing how much bigger your heart grows when you have a child! What a wonderful reminder of motherhood!
Such a lovely post! I teared up reading my girls a book today. It wasn’t a sad book or even an overly happy book. The worst part was that I was at the school picking up my older two.. It was sort of embarrassing LOL
A very sweet post. I would say Mom, Mother, Mommy any of these would be the very best M this week. Thanks for coming by!
This post oozed with love for your little JD!
Oh. What a sweet, sweet post about a Mothers love. It made me teary. You sound like a wonderful Mom!
I am also cursed with the easy tears thing…when I do it around my Grands it makes them cry, too. Or if they cry…I cry.
I think it’s one of the best parts of people…the tenderness and compassion and empathy.
Thank yuo for a moving stop on my little trip through Alphabe-Thursday’s letter “M”!
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yeah … i understand … i get teary too … and it happens, even when they are older … almost always good tears …but there are sad tears as well … but it is all just so good and so precious to be so attached and totally in love with your child.
Being a Mommy is such an amazing thing! Children are the best thing that ever happen to us! We love the little imps so, much it’s no wonder that we feel a little emotional when they hit important milestones. I don’t know if this ever changes.. I cried at the end of the last marching band half time show in high school, at graduation, when we had to drive away and leave them at college… 🙂
Lovely post.
Oh Happy SITS Saturday and Happy Alphabe-Thursday!
How touching! Only another mom could truly understand all the emotion you’ve conveyed here. Beautiful!
Sometimes when I tear up the kids will ask “Momma is that a good tear?” Meaning are you happy crying Momma? Because some days I tear up just because it’s so amazing to have them around–the other days I go in the bathroom ;P
Oh, and now I’m crying, too! Such a sweet post. The tears won’t stop when the babies grow up, either. You tear up when you remember the growing up years, you tear up as they continue reaching milestones as adults. You tear up for no good reason, at all, sometimes!
Oh! So sweet! A perfect M post :o)
I really thought I had already posted a comment here, but with coming and going this weekend with my hubby…we just came back from Atlanta and it is sooo late, but wanted to try to get a little blog reading in :o)
Blessings & Aloha!
what a beautiful post…
i know he will love reading that when he is older…
I so feel you on this… I, too, frequently find myself who was a tough girl-don’t cry at anything-kinda woman, now can just break down in tears at the drop of a hat. Precious tears, memories and times you know are once in a lifetime.
What a nice post. It shows you’re human and not afraid to admit it.
Oh yes, the tears from a mother. It was no secret that my mom cried for my siblings and me and now that I’m a mom, I have managed to do some crying as well.
“God, why do women cry so easily?”
God said:
“I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed.”