{"id":7552,"date":"2017-05-14T09:15:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-14T15:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/?p=7552"},"modified":"2017-05-14T09:15:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-14T15:15:47","slug":"not-your-typical-mothers-day-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/2017\/05\/14\/not-your-typical-mothers-day-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Your Typical Mother\u2019s Day Post"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Last night, I thought of you Last night, I thought of you Last night, I thought of you Last night, I thought of you Last night, I thought of you Last night, I thought of you Last night, I thought of you Last night, I thought of you Last night, I thought of you It was midnight, and everyone in my house was asleep. But I sat in the quiet of my bathroom, and I thought of you. I felt your pain \u2026 and your questions \u2026 and your doubt as if they were my own. I was hoping you\u2019d show up today so I could throw you this lifeline, and let you know you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n Perhaps you thought of me too, and we\u2019ll pass each other in public today.<\/p>\n And because we\u2019ve been thinking of each another, we\u2019ll take an extra moment to smile or give a look of understanding that could answer that persistent question: How will I get through this day?<\/p>\n We\u2019ll get through it together.<\/p>\n The reason for our pain might be different, but our tears look and feel comfortably familiar. We are not alone.<\/p>\n What if we look for each other today?<\/p>\n The one who has a hard time on holidays such as this, If we look for each other today, perhaps we\u2019ll find it \u2026 together.<\/p>\n \u00a9\u00a0Rachel Macy Stafford 2017<\/p>\n * This piece was modified from an excerpt in “Only Love Today<\/a>,” currently an eBook special for $2.99. Stunning reviews indicate this book is changing lives.<\/em><\/p>\n ********************************************<\/p>\n Dear ones, I am thrilled to be a guest on \u201cKids In the House<\/a>\u201d on May 18th<\/sup> at 2PM PST talking about how to raise happy and socially responsible kids. I will be joined by:<\/p>\n You can watch the show on YouTube<\/a>, Facebook, or KidsintheHouse.com<\/a>. Thank you for supporting my work in so many ways! This is me\u00a0at the recent\u00a0Iris Awards Ceremony celebrating my nomination in the category of “Best Writing.” My heart overflows!\u00a0Thank you for being part of the Hands Free Revolution<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last night, I thought of you The one who dreads this day, but plasters on a smile so no one feels uncomfortable. Last night, I thought of you The one who\u2019s not with her kids today, and isn\u2019t sure if she\u2019ll be able to get out of bed. Last night, I thought of you The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[1207,1787,1232,1331,357,168,1786],"gutentor_comment":10,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DSC_0064-e1494774648847.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1fUJF-1XO","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7552"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.handsfreemama.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe one who dreads this day, but plasters on a smile so no one feels uncomfortable.<\/p>\n
\nThe one who\u2019s not with her kids today, and isn\u2019t sure if she\u2019ll be able to get out of bed.<\/p>\n
\nThe one who feels guilty for just wanting to be alone.<\/p>\n
\nThe one who feels like she\u2019s done irreversible damage and wonders if they\u2019ll turn out okay.<\/p>\n
\nThe one who\u2019d love to talk to her mom one last time
\nAnd the one who wishes her mom would listen for the first time.<\/p>\n
\nThe one who gets teary at the miraculous-ness of her children.<\/p>\n
\nThe one wondering what she did to deserve the unfailing love of her kids.<\/p>\n
\nThe one who mothers so many, but never herself, and hangs by a thread.<\/p>\n
\nThe one who wondered: Will I get through today?<\/p>\nTogether<\/h2>\n
Our not-so-warm-and-fuzzy Mother\u2019s Day thoughts and feelings do not make us horrible people; they make us human.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nThe one who\u2019s looking for a glimmer of hope too.<\/p>\n\n
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