To the Mom Tribe:
The sleepless mom
Messy-haired mom
Bags-under-your-eyes mom
Baby-crying-at-2-am mom
The disaster-house mom
Weeks-worth-of-laundry mom
Sticky-floors, bulging-closet-doors mom
The always-worried mom
I-hope-he’s-ok mom
I-so-don’t-got-this,
Heart-on-your-sleeve mom
The 9-to-5 mom
10-to-6 mom
Stay-at-home mom
The suit-or-slippers-wearing,
we’re-all-really-24-hour moms
The chauffer mom
I-can’t-my-kid-has-practice mom
Soccer-baseball-football-volleyball mom
Loud-cheering, team-colors-wearing, I’m-all-in mom
What’s for dinner, Mom?
The grocery-store-at-10-p.m mom
I-made-this-from-scratch mom
Feeling-guilty-drive-thru mom
The kid-at-college mom
My-baby-just-started-kindergarten mom
I- can’t-believe- how-fast-it’s-going mom
Five-kids mom
One-and-done mom
Maybe-one-more mom
Nursing mom
Bottle mom
Minivan mom
SUV mom
Boymom
Girlmom
Little-bit-of-both mom
Scheduled mom
Always-late mom
20something mom
60something mom
Black, white, close-range, free-range, dairy-free, all-the-cheese, homeschoolin’, unschoolin’, protesting, celebrating, made-up-face, makeupless. Yoga pants? Not a chance …
Whatever kind of mom you are, and however you’re momming it today …
Remember, before you were ever a mother …
You were *you.*
And there’s a really good chance you still are.
-by Jai Wallace Tracy
