To all the mothers out there...

Happy Mother's Day!

I've been thinking a lot about mothers lately. About what it means to raise a child, to go through all the pain and suffering and joy and amazement of bringing something so innocent into the world and teaching it to take care of itself.

There are so many different ways to mother, to parent. Everyone has their opinion on how best to parent, and the ones who don't have any children have the most opinions. Then (I'm told), when you finally start to parent, all your ideals change and you just do the best you can.

The best mothers are the ones who love their children and make it known. The ones who support. The ones who give long, warm hugs. The ones who worry. The ones who would do anything for the happiness of their little (or big) ones.

So, to all the mothers out there who are doing the best they can and giving unconditional love and support to their children, I say thank you. And thank you to my mother who does all of these things for me.

I love you Mom.