i was at the library, the last of the errands. it wasn't too busy. i kept running into this lady, or my kids kept running into her, and i was starting to get embarassed because today was not a good mom day. it was a, i'm never a good mom, i'm so exhausted, why can't i be more than i am, kind of day....
well, as we walked out of the library, and i had to use a loud, firm mom voice to tell W not to walk out the door until we could go together, and as i held his hand and started a little discussion on reasons why we should stay together in public (which he normally doesn't have a problem with but it kept happening all over the place today. bottled energy, i don't know, but i just can't move that fast and it scared me how quickly he'd go on ahead)... anyway, this same lady walks out behind me...
and she whispers,
you are a really good mom.
i enjoyed watching you with your children.
And i cried. literally. right there. tears welled up. and i thanked her.
i needed it. so much.
be nice to someone today. they probably need it, too.
7 comments:
i miss you and your kids and watching what an AWESOME mom you are all.the.time. i love you alisha!
Wow.
I really love this. It makes me happy.
She was absolutely right and I'm not at all surprised that she could see it right away. You *are* a really good mom.
It's amazing how sometimes even the smallest thing can really make our days brighter. Love this post and love you and your kids. It's been way too long since I have seen you and your family. Let's fix that!
Love this and I love you. Thanks for sharing. Those kids are lucky to have such awesome people be their parents. :) miss you. Xoxo
I had a moment like this last night. Love this story. Thanks for sharing.
~Meghan DeHaas
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