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So youâve joined the club of Motherhood,
You have a sweet baby at last.
Your body still groaning from birthing your child,
Donât blink mama, it goes too fast.
When you wake for midnight feeds,
Bleary-eyed yourself,
Savor the world where only you two
Are the world, thereâs nobody else.
To every coo and cry and smile
You quickly become attuned.
Memorize those dimpled hands,
Theyâll be holding a crayon too soon.
Before you have the time to think
Your babyâs a âterrible two.â
Hold tight, Mama, this too shall pass,
The trials always do.
Tantrums in the grocery store,
And before you can blink,
The Tooth Fairy is coming to call
It goes by faster than you think.
Milestones come rapid-fire,
Kindergartenâs here,
Drop her off at school and then
Go home and shed a tear.
The early years go by so fast
You scarcely have time to know
That your baby isnât a baby now,
Who told you how fast she would grow?
Before you know it, sheâs a tween
âWho IS this child?â youâll say.
Buckle up, Mama, youâll get through,
Tomorrowâs another day.
The next thing you know, sheâs a teenager,
Full of angst and woe,
It will harken the days of the âterrible twos,â
Take heart, she has time to grow.
The early days of dimpled hands
And nursing by moonlight,
Those memories will see you through,
When parenting feels like a fight.
Oh to watch her find herself,
The pride in who sheâs become!
Members of the Motherhood Club,
Youâve officially come undone.
The secret that nobody says
But Iâve found is very true,
Is that your baby is her very own person,
And not a extension of you.
Youâve nurtured, taught, and guided,
And now itâs her own turn,
To figure out this thing called life,
On her own (and very different) terms.
Now youâre a veteran parent,
Battle-scarred and rife
With sweet assurance that she still needs you
In her grown-up life.
Dynamics change, my friend, you see,
The stages never last,
But one day youâll call your child âfriend,â
Donât blink, Mama. It goes so fast.
B: JANA GREENE – TheBeggarsBakery.com
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