September 27, 2022

Dear Tired Mama

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Dear Tired Mama,

I see you as we pass each other going for that evening walk with your little one and I with mine trying to burn off that last energy of the day.
I see you at the playground pushing your little one on the swing .
I see you walking the track with your stroller and two kids while staying committed to being healthy.
I see you as you are taking a nature walk, climbing boulders, letting your child explore get messy and dirty.
Bringing all kinds of nature and wilderness home.
Stopping to pick up;

The biggest stick.

The most colorful leaf.

The rock that needs to be just right.

The new flower that has just fallen.

The acorn that is just so perfect.

I see you serving breakfast for dinner cereal and chocolate milk because you are floating on autopilot.

I see you sitting in the Emergency Room patiently waiting for the fifth hour for your child to be seen.

I see you making therapy appointments and fighting insurance companies.

I see you putting your dreams on hold just a bit longer so you can do what you feel you must to take care of your family.

Dear Mama I see you taking care of your mother or father or sometimes both.

I see you in pictures wearing clothes from 6 years ago because you can wait but your child needs right now and they are always growing.

I see you hold back what you want to say when your child is going through a medically challenging time and you have heard it for the 5,000 time;

“God doesn’t put on us anything we cannot bear.”
Or
“Everything happens for a reason.”
I see you wanting to make friends but to tired put in the effort.
I see you waking early to finish the laundry prepare for the day or to just sit in quietness.
I see you up late worrying about your young adult child off in the world hoping they are making good decisions.
I see you solo mama.
I see you married mama.
I see you stay at home mama.
I see you working from home Mama
I see working outside the home Mama
I see you sipping that reheated coffee trying to make it work.

I see you dear tired  mama and please know that you do not walk alone.

Wherever you find  yourself on this parenting journey You are most certainly welcome here.

I see you dear Mama!

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LeDonna Nubin

I am a 48 year old solo, midlife, working mama to my beautiful five year old, Rainbow daughter. Parenting my way through motherhood, menopause, the world of rare disabilities & miracle caregiver & caretaker to both my 74 year old mama and my 5 daughter. I am firmly in the Sandwich Generation aka Generation X, finding joy in the journey instead of when we reach the destination. I microblog at That Midlife Mama Donna on Facebook.

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2 Comments

  1. Sheila on October 1, 2022 at 7:32 am

    Thanks.



  2. Cheryl on October 9, 2022 at 7:24 pm

    Gosh, you’re a great mom just from reading this blog. I have a handicap sister (autism? , never heard that word until I was grown with much older children). I have the most awesome handicap (autism whatever you call it) sister who just turned 66th and has move love for people than you’ll ever meet. THANK YOU for writing this blog!