Robin, Around the Island, has tagged me to complete the phrase:
Real Mothers are...

So here goes:


Real Mothers are learners. We don't pretend to know it all, not even to our five year old full of questions about the universe. We make mistakes and have to say we're sorry sometimes. We admit that we are learning along each stage of our child's development. In so doing, we are learning about ourselves, our limits, our strengths, areas that we need improvement. The moment we feel we've figured "it" out, things change and we realize that we still have a lot to learn about how to handle that new challenge and new phase of our child's life. Like our children, we are on a journey and are growing and learning life's lessons. We learn from our children (especially how to have patience and self-control so needed in parenting), and we also learn from other moms who have gone before us or who are at the same place and experiencing the same challenges. Real Mothers are learners and God uses my children to teach me something new everyday.

(O.K., I hope this doesn't read like an English 101 essay writing assignment :))