The Single Mom on Mothers Day...

As a single parent, they are many different things that just don't work out the same way as they would if there were two parents involved. Mothers Day is one of those times. Granted I love mothers day. It gives me the sympathy tool to use against my children in hopes that if they even start to act up, I can quickly halt it with a simple,"do you remember what today is?" (It gets em' every time...) Yet, when your children are young, there isn't much they will know to do, or are allowed to do alone without some sort of assistance from an adult. So all of those wonderful Mother's Day presents that we get are a little more tricky to come by.

To have a Mother's Day that is all ours, a day to relax and let someone else take the job for a few hours. A day where we are allowed to sleep in a bit longer. The only day out of the entire year that we will get breakfast in bed. And all the wonderful little trinkets and gifts we will receive that are an exact replica of the personalities of these little people who we have created that stand before us with gleaming smiles from ear to ear. So willing to share with the world that you are in fact, the greatest mom in the world.

That is all wonderful, except for the fact that...all of those tasks require some sort of assistance. To be able to stay in bed that extra little while in the morning, someone else has to be there to help care for the kids. And all the craft projects and personal gifts that each child personally picks out to show just how much they care...it all requires some help from another adult.

What I want to say here is that, just like every other arena of the single mom life, it may take a little extra planning...but how could anyone not enjoy the feelings they experience on Mothers Day?