Well, of course, "Mother". There are stages of motherhood. There is the frantic 24/7 time of early motherhood...when there are never enough minutes in the day. And it IS made up of minutes, at that stage, not hours. Babies need so much care. And are so much sources of blessing and frustration and need.
After the little ones go off to public school, the minutes magically stretch into hours..."the kids will be home at...." Mom has a little more time to herself, but she uses most of it to prepare for the times when the family is together.
After the adolescents go off to college...or wherever they go off to...Mom's job is done. Right? Heavens, no! This is the time when hours stretch into days. "Haven't heard from him this week. Should we call?" "Do you suppose she needs more ___?" Of course, when they marry and start their own families....then Mother is put on the shelf with the family Bible and Spock's rules of childraising. Noooo....now it's..."Could you take the kids..." "Could I have your recipe for.....?" "The kids are selling......for......" Mother's Work (and Influence) is Never Done!
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Yep....that's true then you get the extra ones that come out of no where! Thank you for being a Mom.
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