28/04/2022
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taking showers, warm and steady rain droplets awakening our skin, with little faces smushed up against the glass asking us to draw letters with steam. Never alone.โฃ
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rushed mornings after sleepless nights sitting in a rocking chair nursing. Yelling while handing older children breakfast bars on their way out the door. And not feeling enough.โฃ
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having someone always on us and tripping over toys because hanging children block the view of where weโre going.โฃ
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the houseful of middle schoolers and teenagers hanging out after dance or soccer and eating half the house.โฃ
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๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ต.โฃ
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Weโll miss needy arms reaching up for us.โฃ
Weโll miss the light that fills our childrenโs eyes when they see us walk into a room.โฃ
Weโll miss being the last person they want to see every night and the first person they ask for every morning. โฃ
Weโll miss the empty cabinets of food.โฃ
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๐๐ฆโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ.โฃ
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Because everything in motherhood is just a phase, and there's comfort in that at times.โฃ
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But that means once itโs over,โฃ
itโs over.โฃ
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And we can't see it day-to-day, but timeโs moving, and our children are constantly changing.โฃ
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We only have one chance to know our toddler, elementary-aged kid, middle schooler, and high schooler.โฃ
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And no season's enjoyable every moment, but they're all fleeting.โฃ
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So, yes, itโs just a phase,โฃ
but thenโฃ
โฆ.๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด ๐ช๐ต.โฃ
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๐ธ: This Mama Doodles
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