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Happy Mother’s Day Princess Grandma I was expecting my first child at 34. We had tried for nearly 5 years to start a family and many emotions from this time are still very real. But they are greatly overshadowed by my first emotions of motherhood. I still vividly recall the first 5 am morning, when the night nurse roused me out of bed after a late-night c-section. ”You have to get moving” she said. Believe it or not, I was ready! All I wanted to do was hold my baby. With her help, I eased into the chair next to my hospital bed. For two hours, I awkwardly, yet lovingly held my new baby. I could not take my eyes off of him. No longer concerned with my exhaustion, pain, or hunger, I was solely focused on my joy. This year I celebrate my 9th year as a mother, having added another three sweet babies along the way. I often think, “Did my mother feel this way about me?”. Certainly I felt it with all of my children. Each time I was filled with awe at creating a new life. I also realized there was not a finite amount of love to go around. Each successive child was not left with a smaller piece of the pie. No, instead, I learned that a mother’s love does not have boundaries and seating is not limited. A mother’s love truly was infinite-- amazing. This Mother’s Day I take a little extra time to reflect on my mother and how her infinite love for me, not only shaped my childhood, but how it has continued to shape me, as I became Mommy and she became Grandma. Not only does she love me, but she deeply loves the little people I made. They are a part of her too. Over the past nine years, my Mom certainly has done it all, and without complaint. I would actually say she has relished it. She has made being a Grandma her profession and she is really good at it.
The other day I asked my 3 year-old daughter what she wanted to be when she grew
up. She quickly declared, (thanks to great retail marketing)- a princess would
suit her. When I informed her there weren’t going to be too many princess jobs
available, she reconsidered. She sat still for a moment, then her little eyes
lit up with one of those “ah-ha” moments. I want to be a “Gramma!” she
exclaimed. She was quite confident her second choice was a winner. For although
she doesn’t know any princesses, she does know a Grandma, and she is real. In
the eyes of a three year-old, she sees the life of a Grandma comparable to those
of a storybook princess. So maybe Grandma doesn’t dress in a beautiful gown and
bejeweled crown. And perhaps, although some Grandpas’ would argue, even come
with a handsome prince on her arm. But Grandma did possess the magic and wonder
of a princess. Perhaps it is the constant smile, the giggles, the willingness to
read stories and play games well past their Mother’s tolerance. Perhaps it is
the unconditional hugs and kisses and little presents that appear when Grandma
is around. Maybe just spending time with Grandma is like a fairy tale with an
always happy ending.
And so Mom, this Mother’s Day, it appears that becoming a Grandma is the happy
ending (or beginning) to all the years and all the love. For not only in the
eyes of a 3-year old, but her forty-something mother as well, you have
officially risen to the place of Princess in our family. Infinite love can make
fairy tales come true.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the
Princess Grandmas who deserve the royal treatment for all the fairy tale days
they have written and all those they have yet to write.
Copyright- Teri Harrison 2007 ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Teri Harrison is a wife, mother of 4, author and business owner. She has authored two books, The Grandparents’ Little Idea Book, and The Grandparents’ Memory Book: Did You Really Walk 5 Miles to School. Teri has also penned over 80 unique sentiments about grandparents and families. Her first poem was entitled, “Grandma’s Heart”, which was the inspiration for many of the works that followed. Teri and her family reside in Alpharetta, GA, where she and her husband run the day to day operations of their gift company, The Grandparent Gift Co. Inc. which creates and sells Teri’s writings in gift form. You can view Teri’s work at www.grandparentgiftcompany.com |
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