tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029112585919457397.post4186029948530862608..comments2023-07-13T06:33:13.201-05:00Comments on A Life in Ordinary: Thoughts for Mother's DayTheHousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01532270244428320414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029112585919457397.post-52861682822100064142011-05-10T12:35:31.592-05:002011-05-10T12:35:31.592-05:00Previous comment was only intended to agree with y...Previous comment was only intended to agree with your statement that it is not just giving birth that makes a mother. After all, we all know women who have given birth, yet are not mothers in any real sense of the word. <br />"Wife and mother" sometimes refers to taking care of the same person, anyway ;)Big Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693489071740783544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029112585919457397.post-37149924929635503862011-05-10T12:19:40.587-05:002011-05-10T12:19:40.587-05:00I know it feels lonely sometimes. Rest assured tha...I know it feels lonely sometimes. Rest assured that you're never alone, sweetie. Your friends and family, etc, we've got you surrounded :)<br />Last year at work, several of the families of my residents brought Mother's Day gifts for all of the staff- even the men. "You are mothers every day to every person here and we want you to know just how much that means." I believe that teachers are mothers, too- it may not be as obvious at the high school level. <br />Hang in there :)Big Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693489071740783544noreply@blogger.com