Before I Was a MOM Poem

Before I Was a MOM

I Read This Lovely Poem

And I Want To Share It With All The Moms Out There.

Before I was a Mom Or Future Moms

I made and ate hot meals.

I would sit at the table without having to get up for extra napkins, ketchup,

or to pick up the spoon that was hurdled across the room.

I never had to say, Clean your plate or no dessert!

I never went to work with formula stained clothing

or candy stuck to the back of my skirt.

I always had time to pick out the perfect outfit

and make sure I was wearing matching shoes and accessories.

I was able to talk on the phone for hours

at a time without interruptions.

Before I was a Mom

I slept as late as I wanted and never worried

about what time I got into bed.

I would take 20 minute showers every morning.

My house was always clean.

There were never dishes in the sink or crumbs left on the table.

Before I was a Mom

I never tripped over toys or made up my own games

or a lullaby to sooth a crying baby.

I didn’t worry whether my plants were poisonous,

if the coffee table had sharp corners,

or if the electrical sockets were exposed.

Before I was a Mom

I had never been spit up on, peed on, or had my hair pulled on by tiny fingers

without thinking of it as a normal occurrence.

You’d never hear me say,

Who made this mess? or Mommy needs a time out!

Those trouble-makers, “Not Me” and “I Don’t Know” didn’t live in my house.

I had complete control of my mind, my thoughts,

my body, and all my feelings and emotions.

Before I was a Mom

I never held down a screaming child

so that doctors could do tests or give shots.

I never thought about immunizations

or learned how to read a thermometer.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried with compassion.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

Before I was a Mom

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces

when I couldn’t stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so unconditionally.

I never held a sleeping baby just because

I didn’t want to put it down or stayed up late at night

just to watch it sleep so peacefully

Before I was a Mom

I didn’t know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn’t know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn’t understand the special bond between Mother and Child.

I didn’t know that something so small could make me feel so important.

I had never gotten out of bed in the middle of the night

to make sure that everyone was covered with blankets

and had their teddy bear and just in case.

Before I was a Mom

I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so much.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache,

or the satisfaction that being a Mom can bring.

I never knew just how much I would love being a Mom.

I never fully understood my own mother’s joys and sorrows.

I didn’t appreciate everything she did for me

or really thank her enough for the wisdom she shared.

I never loved my mother the same way I do now.

Before I was a Mom

I never read bedtime stories from a children’s Bible

or had to answer an inquisitive child’s questions about Jesus.

I never had a tear well up when I heard,

God Bless Mommy, coming from a child’s room.

My life has changed and there is no doubt about it,

but there isn’t anything I would be willing to do

or any gift I’d be willing to receive

to go back to the days before I was a Mom.

Thanks Mom

(Unknown Author)  

Dedicated to My Daughters, New Moms

As well as all Moms and Grand-Moms

 

In Arabic باللغة العربية En Arabe  

https://mistersaly.blogspot.com/2019/04/blog-post_11.html

En Français باللغة الفرنسية In French 

https://from-egypt-with-love.blogspot.com/2019/04/avant-detre-maman-poeme.html