octopus

Alright, now i have a list miles long of topics to write on, but can't decide which is more suitable for this morning.  Lets see....

"Men have been trained in the importance of single-mindedness. Woman , on the whole , have not had the privilege of single-mindedness. Instead, woman have had to learn to be attentive to multiple demands; to think about more than one thing at a time. This skill is absolutely essential in the modern world."
                       -Mary Catherine Bateson

As mothers we have to multi task, we have to rush to feed the baby as it cries for milk well calming a child with a skinned knee, at the same time finding anothers programs on TV. If we think about it it seems difficult but to just do it all its instinctual, completely natural. If only i had been blessed with multiple arms like an octopus i could get so much more down; instead of juggling two or three things i could juggle eight or nine, (nine because i can use my feet and we'll only count those as one).
Let us take a moment here to think about what we all do to get through our days. Think about those days that make you just want to collapse down on to the bed at night and not move. How is it we as mothers we get through those days, to make it to the other side of bedtime, if not pure instinct. We do for our children as much as physically possible no matter how much it can make us appear as a street juggler to onlookers. So is this instinct really or a talent or maybe just a lesson we all learned subconsciously from our mothers. I don't remember reading in any of the numerous parenting books i have how to nurse a baby well dressing a six year old and starting a bath tub with my toe. Must all boil down to instinct, we do what we must to take care of our responsibilities, instinct goes a long long way in the realm of parenting. So is parenting 50% learned and 50% instinctual? opinions?

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."
                                         -Mother Teresa
Despite all those times I have become irritable or frustrated and snapped at my children or said "no" to harshly, the words they remember most are I love you; I'm here for you. Its tough to remember all the wisdom, humor, and affection we've dispensed, fortunately, our children remember everything we say. They may forget at times or when their older but the Truth lies in there hearts they know that at the core we love them we only want the best for them, and so they forgive us when our words can be harsh. My girls I love you.