"Mom, why aren't there more women in my history book?" Years ago my elementary school age daughter asked this deep and probing question. I gave her the simple one line comeback. "Because women gave birth to and raised all those boys in your history book."
Yes, it takes a village to raise a child, but mainly it takes a mother. The job comes with no sick leave, it's 24/7 for eighteen years and then sporadic calls to duty on short notice. Job security is guaranteed until death. Although I'm fairly certain my mother is still on the job from above. She's certainly still in my thoughts. I see her parenting skills in mine and I watch with pride as I see my daughter using those same skills with my grandchildren.
The history books are filled with but a few mothers, but every person in history arrived on earth via a woman, a mother. That is very important work in the big picture of life.
Go ahead and smell the roses; you've earned it.
Happy Mother's Day.
Norma Toering & Team RE/MAX Palos Verdes Realty(310) 493-8333 / Office Phone: (310) 831-0800
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