{"id":9218,"date":"2018-05-13T17:50:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T23:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=9218"},"modified":"2018-05-13T17:50:33","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T23:50:33","slug":"there-is-no-such-thing-as-just-a-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/there-is-no-such-thing-as-just-a-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"There Is No Such Thing As Just A Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever someone asks a woman what she does and she replies, \u201cI\u2019m just a Mom\u201d I want to yell out \u2013 \u201cThere is no such thing as JUST a Mom!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When I look back at my life there is nothing I have experienced that is more challenging nor rewarding than that of being a Mother. The role of Mother requires us to wear so many hats \u2013 a teacher, a nurse, a taxi driver, a housekeeper, a cook, a plumber, a therapist, a hair stylist, a potty trainer, a personal shopper, an expert sleuth capable of finding socks and backpacks and homework and everything else the kids misplace, a financial planner, a secret keeper, a tutor, a waitress, a handyman, a cheerleader, a seamstress, a bodyguard, a personal secretary, an ATM, and a wedding planner\u2026just to name a few \u2026 \u00a0The roles a mother must take on are never ending\u2026and although the pay isn\u2019t great and the hours are brutal, my job of Mother is the most meaningful role I have ever held.<\/p>\n<p>I was blessed beyond measure to have an amazing Mother myself who set the example for me of what it means to love unconditionally. I watched her sacrifice her own wants and needs for that of her children time and time again. There has never been a moment I have had to question if my Mother loves me and for that I feel so incredibly blessed.<\/p>\n<p>And to all those Mothers who wonder, as I do, if we have been enough or done enough for our children, I love the words of Jeffrey R. Holland who said, &#8220;Be peaceful. Believe in God and yourself. You are doing better than you think you are.&#8221;\u00a0 And remember, there\u00a0is no such thing as JUST a Mom.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2dAAnt1i2po\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day!<br \/>\n~Amy Rees Anderson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever someone asks a woman what she does and she replies, \u201cI\u2019m just a Mom\u201d I want to yell out \u2013 \u201cThere is no such thing as JUST a Mom!\u201d When I look back at my life there is nothing I have experienced that is more challenging nor rewarding than that of being a Mother. 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