Tag: MOMENTS

  • My Mum Thanked Me Last Night

    My mum thanked me last night.

    She babysat, and SHE thanked ME?!

    She never taught my brother or I to self soothe.

    We shared her bed.

    We took our naps in her arms.

    She breastfed till we naturally weaned…

    And one day, all of that came to an end.

    One day, we turned into cranky and unruly teenagers who wanted to be with our friends over her.

    And then even later on, one day we both got married and had families of our own.

    Last night, my husband and I went out.

    Not far. And we weren’t late.

    But when we got back, I went upstairs and found my children asleep in my mothers arms in the same way that they fall asleep in my arms every night.

    And in the same way that my brother and I had fallen asleep in her arms every night.

    They all looked so calm and peaceful.

    I asked if she was ok, and she smiled through faint tears.

    She thanked me for giving her these moments back.

    These moments that she never imagined possible to experience again….

    she thought that these days had well and truly passed.

    She told me that no matter how hard she tries, she can’t remember the last time she held me.

    She can’t remember my last feed.

    She can’t even remember the last time that I climbed into her bed in the middle of the night asking her for a cuddle….

    But when she held her grandchildren to sleep, it gave her an emotional reminder of what it was like. How beautiful it felt. How special it was.

    Because these moments won’t last forever.

    Even though sometimes they feel like they will.

    She told me how lucky I am that I get to do this every single night. And how fortunate I am that I get to do so for a little while longer.

    I smiled. She is right.

    Even on those long nights when I don’t believe that to be the case; I am most definitely lucky.

    Credit https://www.facebook.com/mrsmombastic/

  • When Your Baby Isn’t Your Baby Anymore

    One more cuddle please

    One more kiss

    One more story

    One more goodnight mummy

    Just one more please mummy so I can sleep.

    I love you

    I’m scared

    I’m not tired

    I don’t want you to go

    Can I have five more minutes please mummy

    I don’t mean to annoy you

    I know you’re tired

    I know you have lots to do

    I missed you

    Look what I can do mummy, look how high I bounce

    I can’t find my bear

    My night light won’t work

    Where have you gone mummy

    I don’t want to be alone

    Whether your my baby or a grown man, I will never refuse your request for more time.

    No matter what you say to ask me to stay, you will never have to beg my darling.

    You are my world, and I will always have the time to give you. I treasure every memory we have of these moments.

    You won’t always want a cuddle

    You won’t always want a kiss

    You will grow too old for stories

    You won’t want me to say goodnight

    Please don’t grow so fast my baby

    Although you will always love me

    You won’t need me to fight the monsters

    You won’t always be wide awake

    You will beg some days for me to leave

    Please can I have a few more years

    You will be embarrassed of me

    You won’t always be home at night

    You will have your own life to live

    You won’t always miss me

    You are amazing my baby, and will grow to do incredible things and though you might get older, things will never change.

    I will always find your toys

    I will always make the lights and stars work

    I will always be here even when your grown

    🖤 You will never be alone 🖤

    https://www.facebook.com/Justamommaneedingcoffee/

  • Last Night I Tried To Kill Myself- I’m Glad I Failed

    Last night I tried to kill myself, last night I was alone and broken.

    You see I suffer from depression and have done for such a long time.

    My Facebook posts are often depressing, dark or sad, I am not crying out for attention it just really helps to post a meme, article or video which states how I feel, it’s kind of like off loading some of my emotions.

    Last night I was feeling low and scrolling through my Facebook news feed, I saw so many happy photos of people on holiday, days out or meals with the family, I felt even more down, why could I not have that?  I posted a meme about depressing, my own mother commented “oh Emma are you ever bloody happy, stop attention seeking”.

    In that moment I felt more worthless, more fragile and more alone than ever.

    A handful of pills I swallowed a glass of water in hand a moment of despair in my mind.

    An awakening thought, these people who seem so happy, whose lives appear so perfect ARENT!!! It’s posed, it’s for Facebook, no one has a perfect life NO ONE.

    Everyone has their dark moments others like me just have them more often.

    Fingers down my throats and a call to a friend who has never given up on me no matter how depressing I am to be around.

    Please don’t let me dampen your joy, don’t stop spreading the happy, I won’t stop posting my feelings.

    You are not perfect and neither I am, if my posts are too depressing remove me, don’t comment telling me to “cheer up”, or oh “are you ever happy”, trust me I get a lot of comments like this and it does not help.

    Not everyone deals with things the same way, some times the person who seems the most perfect, the happiest is the one who is breaking inside, be kind with your words, think before you comment, you never know what that person is going through, Emma H