I am not your mother, but I will be your best friend when you need one. I will be here for you when you cry tears of distress and when you cannot find the picture day paperwork that you already put in your backpack. I will shop with you and help you pick out the clothes you want to wear - even though I’ll try to convince you to wear anything other than leggings every day.
I am not your mother, but I will brush out the tangles in your hair even after you insist that you already did. I will go to your games and be the loudest person in the stands cheering for you - embarrassing your daddy with how loud I am. I will always make you try everything once, but never force you to do anything you truly do not like.
I am not your mother, but I will teach you to value yourself and know that you do not need anyone else to tell you your worth. I will listen to your woes, no matter how big or small, and give you advice even when you don’t want to hear it. I will hold your hand but let go when I know you’re ready, even if you don’t think you are.
I am not your mother, but I will love your daddy with every fiber of my being and show you how to expect a man to treat you when you grow up. I will tell you that you are smart and clever, more than I will tell you you’re beautiful so that one day you’ll love your brain just as much as you will love your beauty.
I am not your mother, but I will love you as if I was. You may not have chosen me to carry you but you have allowed me to help raise you and I will do my very best.
Nearly a year ago -and after dating for 4 and a half years- my boyfriend and I decided to move in together. The two of us, and his daughter Rae, would be living together for the first time. Since then, it’s been a pretty great year.
They have taught me a lot about patience, and how I don’t have very much of it. But I won't lie, sometimes it was hard. Not only did my boyfriend, Roland, and I have to figure out this new phase in our relationship, but we had to figure out how we were going to be a team, and raise this 6 year old little girl without the help of his parents. She had to adjust too; she was no longer living with her beloved Grandma and Papa anymore. She had to listen to Auntie Jessica now. She’s a trooper though, and adapts well. I think she knew that it was time for some change, she just didn’t know what kind of change to expect.
They have taught me a lot about patience, and how I don’t have very much of it. But I won't lie, sometimes it was hard. Not only did my boyfriend, Roland, and I have to figure out this new phase in our relationship, but we had to figure out how we were going to be a team, and raise this 6 year old little girl without the help of his parents. She had to adjust too; she was no longer living with her beloved Grandma and Papa anymore. She had to listen to Auntie Jessica now. She’s a trooper though, and adapts well. I think she knew that it was time for some change, she just didn’t know what kind of change to expect.
Fast forward to a year later ...and I’ve just celebrated my first mother’s day as, *gasp* a step mom. 23 years young and a “step mom”. It’s still so strange to me!
Rae had spent the day with her mother, but Roland was so kind to have celebrated the day for me. He cleaned the entire house, gave me a bouquet of roses, and bought me a record player! It was nice, but unexpected, to be thanked for something I didn’t think twice for doing. Taking care of Rae was a natural response, but being thanked for it was a new thing for me. Why thank me for something I should be doing? Either way, it was wonderful and I loved every minute of mother’s day.
Rae had spent the day with her mother, but Roland was so kind to have celebrated the day for me. He cleaned the entire house, gave me a bouquet of roses, and bought me a record player! It was nice, but unexpected, to be thanked for something I didn’t think twice for doing. Taking care of Rae was a natural response, but being thanked for it was a new thing for me. Why thank me for something I should be doing? Either way, it was wonderful and I loved every minute of mother’s day.
Whether you’re a biological mommy, step mommy, adoptive mommy, fur mommy or anything in between… I hope you had a wonderful mother’s day too.
Cheers,
Jess
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