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Now I KnowIntroductionby Tracy Morris At a recent family gathering, my
mother uttered one of her profound thoughts to me as I nursed my three month old
son. My mom, whom I usually thought
of as something other than cuddly when I was a kid, has become fairly
"mushy" as she ages. I
chalk it up to her near-death dance with an aneurism in 1991; sometimes, though,
I think that I am just now getting to know who she has been all along.
As I nursed Toby, she came over and quietly said "Now you know why
mothers feel so attached to their children." Read more about the joys of Motherhood. Other "Now I Know" columns include: An overly-serious child, I
consciously planned my life so
that being a parent, the thing I wanted most,
would happen somewhere in the middle of my life, rather than earlier.
Little did I know that putting off pregnancy would work against me;
however, we have prevailed over the trials of infertility, and as a result bring
new and different feelings and skills to the parenting table.
As I had hoped, this timing has
made motherhood the pinnacle of my life's activities, having learned my way to
the summit via my studies and working with other people's children.
Now, every day brings new experiences for both my son and me; new sights,
sounds, and skills for Toby, and new emotions for me.
Just as my child is growing and developing as a person, so also am I as a
mother. My mom finished her comments by
suggesting that I now also know why mothers are often thought of as
"hysterical". When she
had her first child, my mom had finished teaching the first four of what would
be thirty years in public education. During
those first years, she often thought of some kids' parents as "crazy".
Later, with a child of her own, she realized that they were not.
And now, I know, too.
"Now I Know" first appeared on Moms Online, part of the Oxygen Media network (http://oxygen.com), and is reprinted with permission.
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