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Happy Mother’s Day to all the women in this world, whether you’re a biological mom, adoptive mom, birth mom, aunt, cousin, sister, friend, want-to-be-a-mom-someday, celebrate today and everyday.

Women hold up half the sky.
–Mao ZeDong

Lots of love,
J.

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Last week there was a thingamajig at Seb’s preschool for moms. They invited all the moms / grandma / aunt / female adult in the child’s life to come to school for Mother’s Tea. The theme was Hawaiian. All the kids presented a lei to the moms and they were all instructed to give mom a kiss on the cheek. It was lovely. We socialized with our child, other moms and their children, and had root beer / strawberry floats. We did hand painting with our children, played and read stories. At the end, we were presented with a poem that our children wrote (filled in the blanks), with a “picture” that the child drew of mom. Here’s what Seb’s poem says:

My Mom

(a green marker drawing of 2 faces. a small one and a bigger one. both with big eyes, short hair, and a big smiley)

She is 6 years old.
She likes to eat vegetables.
Her favorite color is green.
Her job is drop me off & do the dishes.
My favorite thing to do with my mom is go to Costco.

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Although sometimes I do act like a 6 yr old, I do know I’m much more than vegetables and doing dishes and going to Costco and dropping him off at school to him. It is exhausting to be a mom doing all of that, but it is what I chose to do and I love doing it. I am grateful for all the moments that I get to be a part of and see and remember. I love you son. I’m so thankful that I get to be your mom.