I want to send out a special thank you to all of the mothers out there. All of you that feel as though you’re never doing a good enough job. All of you that sometimes sneak away to the bathroom to cry. All of you that constantly have one million things going on at once, but will put all of them on hold because your child wants a kiss. To all of you that get on the floor and pretend to be a bear because you’re asked to, you’re awesome.

You are all selfless. You have been brave and bold to allow yourself to become a parent. You know what it’s like to get choked up looking at a crayon drawing, that to other people, looks like a bunch of squiggly marks on paper. You can feel so much pride from one glance at your child that you burst into tears, followed by anger because there’s been milk poured into the fish tank. You’ve had days where sweatpants were your only option. Where your hair hasn’t been able to be done. Where at some point you’ve looked at yourself and said “what has happened to me?”, and you wouldn’t change a thing.

Thank you for showing what an endless amount of love is. That mistakes are ok. That no one is perfect and that it’s amazing to be yourself. Some days you might feel overlooked, but you are always being watched. You’re mom. You have the ability to go from cuddle monster to protective warrior in an instant. You are safety. You are looked up to. You are loved. Thank you all for everything that you do.

xo Stephanie