Above Rubies Daily Encouragement Blogs
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I’M THE MOTHER OF BOYS!
(a tribute to mothers everywhere)I'm the mother of boys—
There is pee on every toilet seat,
Crumbs on every counter,
Noise in every moment,
But sometimes, when there's silence, I know some-thing's not right
An epic mess is brewing, forbidden sweets are being eaten, or a bone is about to break!
I'm the mother of boys!
Just three of them and me in the house,
Delivered two of them, married to one of them, but sometimes I feel more like his mother than his wife,
My only peace is a few minutes in the shower each morning,
But inevitably someone finds me,
"I can't find any socks!"
"There's no more milk!"
"Mommmmm! Owie! Kiss!"
Sigh!
Why do I not lock the door?
I'm the mother of boys!
Who would ever want a pet?
I clean up enough poo and pee as it is,
I don't know why I set the table,
They'd eat out of a feeding trough if they could,
And I could just hose them down on the back porch before bed,
I'm the mother of boys?\!
But most days I feel like a ringmaster in the circus,
The only thing that gets them all moving is the crack of my whip ,
My husband is a lion, strutting around with his chest out,
I hunt and gather and cook all the meals,
And he graces us with his presence to consume them before I clean it all up,
Then it's time for his nap on the couch,
A lion for sure!
My oldest boy is a rhino,
A trail of destruction wherever he goes,
Hard-headed, quick tempered, endless appetite,
Don't you ever wear pants?
Do you even know what a laundry basket is for? ,
Then there's the youngest, a monkey
Do I wear a sign on my forehead that says, "Climb on me"?
How is he always in my lap?
And how does he find that dirty cheerio on the floor after I've swept up?
I'm the mother of boys!
What a career!
I'm a cook, cleaner, taxi driver, seamstress, soccer coach, nurse, cheerleader, bookkeeper
No pay,
No sick days,
Vacations are work days in different locations,
When did I develop this nervous twitch?
The Bible says my children will bless me
And my husband will praise me!
By D. B. Ryen
“Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her” (Proverbs 31:28).
