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Mommy Moments

The following "Mommy Moments" are from moms just like you!

My husband had been laid off work for awhile and money was really tight. My daughter's 13th birthday was coming up and I had a total of $20 to spend on cake and gifts. Her friends are always getting little "best friends" keychains, necklaces, bracelets, etc and giving one to her. I went to the dollar store and found an assortment of key chains with little bears and the words "best friends" printed on them.(dollar a pack). I got her a purple set and a pink one. By the time I had purchased the things to make her cake, that only left enough money for some hair ribbons, pair of socks, etc. That night I went to bed and cried myself to sleep because I thought a girl turning into a teenager should have had a real birthday blast, and she had gotten socks, 3 hair ribbons, and 4 lousy keychains. The next morning, when I went to get my keys to drive her to the bus stop, there were 2 extra keychains on my set. A pink bear and a purple one were grinning up from the coffee table. Through my tears I asked how these chains got onto my keys and she said, "They are to share with my best friend, so I did!" Ain't teenagers great? ~ Sally

One time, Princess (at 2 1/2 years) was sick and all she wanted to do was rock with me. Now, rocking w/ Princess isn't uncommon, but the actually cuddling part of it didn't usually last for long, as she had too many other 2 year old things to do. But, this particular day, she let me cradle her, as if I were nursing her, and she just gazed into my eyes. I said, "Princess, Mommy loves you" and she said, "I yuv you, too, Mommy" and nodded off to sleep. I rocked her in that position for another 45 minutes after she was sound asleep, just holding and cuddling, watching her breath. What a precious gift from God my angel is! -LaDisa

This past Fall, I was driving the kids to a museum. The boys were in the back of the car, pretending we were in an intergalactic race when I passed a school bus on the highway. My youngest turned to his brother and said in utter amazement "Wow! Mama is so powerful she can pass a bus!" ~Catie WomanLinks.com

When I look at that little blonde-headed grandson of mine and see his daddy - my oldest son - and time has stood still. When my middle son, my college student walks in the door with his arms full of laundry and says "Mom I'm home." My baby just turned 18 and as I hugged him I realized the feelings never change, the worries never end, the love never diminishes, and motherhood goes on no matter the age. -KAT

I thought I might share this one thing from many, many years ago. With my kids nearly grown up it is hard to remember those "ohhhhhh, how sweeeeeet, days". But as I have been reading these, this one keeps coming to my mind: When I brought home my younger daughter from the hospital, my older one was so excited to have this little baby to help care for. She was such a "mother" to her baby sister although she was only 2 1/2 at the time. Well, not long after coming home (and apparently after Amber had been observing how I fed Laura when she was hungry---I was nursing her), Amber announced "Let me feed her!" She plopped up on the couch and raised her shirt and held out her hands to receive her sister. My mom and I just about roared! It was so cute. -Cindy

The day I was interviewed and then contacted by Moms Online that I was going to be an AMOM -- I went to tell my children that I was going to be "AMOM Jody". My son (then 7 years old) replied, "I think that you should be A Very Good MOM Jody." Still warms my heart! -Jody

The one thing that comes to mind right now happened just last week, and it wasn't even technically one of my kids! My step-son J.P. and his girlfriend Lera, (she and J.P. are both 18, turning 19 this month) decided to give me my Mother's Day cards/gifts early because Lera wouldn't be around this weekend since she would be spending MD with her own mother. Anyway, they both got me absolutely wonderful gifts. Lera gave me a beautiful matching Lead Crystal vase and bowl and J.P. gave me a small bouquet of three Swarovski Crystal roses with a gold ribbon tied around them. As wonderful as those gifts were, what really touched me was the cards that they wrote. First, I want to preface this by saying that I have only been in J.P.'s life for 3 years, and he and Lera have been together for 2. I have tried really hard to be a "mother" to my stepsons, even though they were 16 and 19 when I stepped onto the scene. They weren't all that excited to have another "parental figure" in their lives. And Lera...well, she has had several run-ins with her parents over the past two years, and has come here crying and very hurt and frustrated over their actions. She and I have had several deep conversations regarding what it takes to be "successful" woman in this life, and I have tried to be a positive spiritual influence on her as well. Anyway, I guess I wasn't sure that anything was getting through to either of them... until last week. Lera wrote in her card how much she appreciated what I have done for her, and how she looks to me as a second mother. And J.P. thanked me for making the lives of his brother and his father better just by being part of the family and by bringing my guidance, leadership, and love to their lives. Sisters, let me tell you...it is not easy to render me speechless, but this did it. It is one of my life's goals to make this family as righteously functional as possible, and it was very rewarding to know that to these two young people, the efforts had been noticed and appreciated. I have come to know that family has many definitions....limited only by our willingness to accept others into our hearts and love them as our own. To me, that is a defining moment of motherhood....and a God-given gift and responsibility that I cherish. -Michele

I had just delivered Amelia when my mom brought Nate (almost 4) in to meet her for the first time. He sat on the bed and wanted me to unwrap her so he could see her. After I unwrapped her blanket he decided to count her toes. He proceeded to count to 11! She only has 10! After my mom brought him home she called my dad and had Nate tell him about the baby. He said "Her has tiny hands and her has tiny feet and her is soft all over!" He has been begging me for another "cute baby" for a year now and I was recently able to tell him that we are going to have another. He said "Good, make this one a brother!" -Joy

Okay, here's one that happened yesterday....Colin brought home a "card" that he made in computer class for me, for Mother's Day. Inside it said "Mommy, you love me." Well, I thought it was supposed to say "Mommy, I love you," and that he got it mixed up (he just turned 7), so I asked him about it....he said that one of the things he loves most about me is that he KNOWS I love him...out of the mouths of babes.... -Lisa

I've had so many mommy moments! But the most recent experience was when my two daughters and my son were all snuggled on the floor under a blanket. My daughters are 13 and 10 years and my son is 22 months. They were all hugging (without killing each other!) and my son had an arm around each sister's neck and he was taking turns kissing each of them. Then my oldest daughter Courtni, turned to me and said, "thanks for having him mom." It was a precious moment. -Cyndi

When my little one was sick and he climbed into my lap and slept there. (He was always on the move, so when he does this, he's really sick). -Valerie

Andrew at age three, me taking him to "school" (daycare) holding hands the whole way and giving each other enough kisses to "last all day." -Julie

When Seth was born and I were lying in bed nursing him a couple hours later. Emma came in to see her brother for the first time, climbed in bed with said "Tiny fingers" and us, just marveling over him. -Teresa

One day I was exercising and Andrew asked why. I told him so he could have a nice, skinny, mommy. He started crying so I held him and asked him why he was crying. He said "I don't want a skinny mommy, I want you." -Deana

Once there was a movie on Disney or Nick or something that showed these three kids going to a "Mommy Market" to pick out the perfect mom. I asked Ashley (then five or six years old) what kind of Mommy she would pick from the "Mommy Market", and her reply, "I want you! You are the best Mommy!" -Me (Angela)

Because I had to have a c-section with my children, no one but my husband could be in the room. When my last child was born (almost 10 years ago), the doctor allowed people to look inside the window though. Well my mom, and my father-in-law and my 8 year-old son (who is now 17 and a lot taller than me) wanted to watch. My husband set up a code with my son. If he lifted one finger it was a boy, if he lifted two fingers, it was a girl. When my beautiful little girl was born my husband lifted two fingers. With that my son took off down the hallway to tell his sister and other grandma and grandpa the news. This left my mom and father-in-law looking at each other asking "twins". -Nancy

A KISS is more than just a KISS!! Early on in my life as a mommy, I quickly learned that a KISS by any other name is just as sweet................When Arielle was little, KISS stood for Kid in Serious Sh**!! One day, I was thinking that she had been sleeping a little bit longer than her normal 2 hour nap, so I decided to get my lazy butt off the chair and go check on her, even though she was still quiet. To what did my wondering eyes should appear?? But-- a little artist in the making!! This little Monet had taken off her stinky diaper and decided to make an impression!!! For Annika, (4 yrs) KISS stands for Kisses In Short Supply. Just the other night, when I asked her for a goodnight smooch, she leaned over and informed me... "But mooooommmmmmmmy, if I give you any more kisses today, I'm gonna run all out of 'em!!" So, then I reached over to give her 20 big kisses in order for me to be able to get just ONE!! Aleah is a bit different altogether. KISS means Kid In Sticky Situations for this little misfit!!! For some reason, she has this magnetic force that pulls her into ANY and EVERY "sticky" situation that will get her into trouble. She is the true meaning of the phrase "May the force be with you"--you all thought they were talking about something else--huh? But- alas, they were talking about that magnetic force that calls the name of these little kids daily!! That voice is just recently calling her over to that VCR and CD player!! Now--for Aiden, being my fourth (probably not last) child, I have learned that KISS means something TOTALLY different!! This time, it stands for that well known saying Keep It Simple Stupid! When you have children, it may take a while to realize that, yes, your life will change, and you will have to make some minor and major changes, the most being to keep things to the basics, and to keep things simplified. So what is the moral of this little ditty? To make sure that you listen to your motherly instincts, and to check on a baby when you are getting concerned that she is sleeping "too long". To make sure that every waking moment, you take the time to kiss your child over and over again, making sure that they will never "run out". To make sure that you take the time and money that it takes to "child proof" your home, both for your child's safety, and also for your own sanity!! And most of all.........learn to KEEP IT SIMPLE...........STUPID! -Becky

My Big moment of knowing I was a Mom was when my then 2-year-old swallowed a bolt and I took her to the ER...when they told me they may admit her, I started to cry and she told me it was ok because I was her Mommy and it was all right to cry.....she is one of my foster-to-be-adopted kids. -BeckyRu

Anytime Miranda crawls into my lap and snuggles against me and says, "Mommy, I still love you" that gets me every time. -Angel

Alex at age two, singing "You are my mommy, my only mommy, you make me happy when skies are gray......." (to the tune of You are My Sunshine.) -Julie

The other night my 4 almost 5 yr old, pulled out his baby blanket that I made him and was asking questions about it. Now he says it's his special blankie because I made it for him, he crawled up in my lap and covered up with it. He's too cute! -Lynn

When I was pregnant with Sara and we discovered she was breech, I was in my bedroom just sobbing because I couldn't deal with another breech baby. My dear hubby was in there, too, trying to calm me down. Emma comes in, without saying a word and hands me a picture of my friend's little baby and then walked out. I kept the picture on my dresser until Sara was born. -Teresa

One that I can think of right now is when once we were watching TV and there was a preview for some movie (I don't even remember the name) about these two kids and something happened and they wanted new parents. My kids got quite upset with this and turned to us and said, "we would never want to trade you in for nothing, we would never do that". Awwww. -Wx4

I had been having a really hard couple of days, and the kids were not helping---fighting, hyper, the whole bit....it got to the point where I just had to get out of the house, and I told them, through tears, I was taking a walk....I was gone for almost an hour, and when I came back, the kids were all sitting in Marisa's room, reading...the kitchen was clean, there was chocolate pudding made, and a note on a piece of poster board that read "Dear Mom....We're sorry we gave you such a hard time. We love you." All 3 of them had signed it and decorated it. Of course it made me feel guilty for loosing it, but also very thankful that my kids still love me even when I'm ugly. -Teri

Daniel, my snuggler, sitting in my lap playing with my hair while we read our bedtime stories. -Julie

A couple of years ago, while having the ultrasound for baby #3, my then five-year-old daughter, Ashley, was watching the little screen with my dear hubby and myself. We were all there in the dark and she had her little hand on my leg and I was proudly thinking, "What a momentous occasion for her!" When the radiologist announced that Ashley was going to have another baby brother, Ashley said, "Oh. I know. Mommy, your legs sure are hairy." -Me (Angela)

When I divorced 16 years ago and spent much of my time crying, one morning after not sleeping much for several days and crying much of the time, Derek who was 4, came into the kitchen for breakfast, hugged my legs and said, "Mommy you are so pretty! I love you!" Just what I needed! Carel my youngest son, 2 years ago kissed me goodbye in front of his friends, the high school wrestling and football team. This was a big deal b/c he can be very macho at times. -Linda Too

Jordan loves to hear me sing. She begs me to tuck her in and we pray and afterwards, I pull her blankets up, and she cuddles her Pooh bear and closes her eyes and just smiles as I sing. It makes me feel like the best mommy. I sing Jesus loves Me, and change the words. I personalize most songs. Her favorite is "It's the Cruz House after all" sung to "Small World"...it is our secret song, I tried to tell her friend about it and Jordan cut me off with an urgent whisper: "Mommy! That's our song -- it's a secret!" Another thing we do: I hold my hands a little bit apart and ask her: "Do I love you this much?" She says, "no". I keep doing it until my arms are spread as wide as I can get them..."I LOVE YOU THIIIIIIIIS MUCH!!" She loves it and it is special. Then there is "quiet time". We have done this since she was a baby. She gets in my lap and we read a devotion and sing together. Sometimes, even still, she falls asleep on my lap. Jared (5.5 months now) will nurse and then with my nipple still in his mouth, look up at me adoringly, as though I am his whole world and I suppose at this stage I am. He will smile and little trickles of breast milk will dribble from the corners of his mouth. That is what love is made of. Sigh. And then of course there are those very, very special nighttime feedings. When he and I are the only two in the world...and life revolves around my breast and the nourishment and comfort he receives from it. NOTHING compares to cuddling up in a warm bed, with a babe attached, drinking in everything you can give him: food, comfort, love and hopes; prayers and dreams for his future then gently falling asleep with him by your side, tummy to tummy. -Tina

Ian and Connor were asking me about my mama one night. She died yrs before they were born. They knew Brian, my oldest, had a stuffed dog that she had given to him. They called it Bubba's special dog. They wanted me to explain why it was special. I tried to. They got so upset. They wanted to see her. Both of them were in tears. I told them they'd get to see her one day. Ian said " We'll get to meet her when we get to heaven, won't we Mommy?" I was in tears when I came out of their room. -Lynn

One of my favorite motherly moments was when the twins were tiny and often nursing simultaneously. There I sat with arms full of babies as they diligently suckled, then the milk would let down. They would gulp and swallow heroically trying to keep up with the bountiful flow, then stop and pant to catch their breath. As I beamed lovingly down at them, I was filled with wonder at the priceless treasure of 2 pair of angel eyes gazing back at me. Many times I remembered Gabriel's words to Mary, Blessed art thou among women. Oh yeah! -Lou

Mikey's Thot for the Day: DIAPER spelled backward is REPAID. Think about it.


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