Mother's Day

Hi Peeps,

Well today is Mother's Day! Happy Mother's Day to anyone who has been a mother or a mothering figure in someone's life.

I will be acknowledging the amazing woman who have been in my life but the first one is my Mum.

Mum and I on adventure at Parkes Elvis Festival

The P in S&P🧂🫑. (They don't have a pepper emoji so imagine the capsicum is a pepper, I know we are not American). P is my biological mother and also my Mum. I can't express how much her love and support has helped me my entire life. If you think of one of those Mum's you can talk to about anything, that is P. P encouraged me to be whatever I wanted to be but she also backed that up with actions. When I was first at uni and wanted to drop out, she paid for me to see a career counsellor. When I had my babies she came over most mornings before she went to work to watch them so I could shower (I had three kids in 18mths, one singelton and then twins). However the last few years she has supported me in finding myself again after many traumas have occurred. Once again, she and my Dad have opened their arms to myself and my kids and put a roof over our heads during a time that is really not convenient to them. P has had some health issues but she is on the mend like the superstar 🌟she is. Mum, you feel like home to me.

Secondly, my Nan or Nan Nan to the Cheeky Monkey's 🙈🙊🙉. She loved me, my family and my kids so much. When she was in her 80's she came up to help me after the birth of 🐒🐒. She was meant to stay for a week but ended up staying 5 weeks because I needed the help. My Nan is another lady where her actions matched her words. Imagine walking into a house, the smell of a roast wafting through, knowing there was a homemade cheesecake for dessert and one to take home because your brother loved them. That was my Nan. Nan, I love you madly (private joke).

My Nan

To my Grandma Joy - what a role model. A working woman at a time woman did not work once they had children. She introduced me to romance novels but I learnt my cheekiness from her. She was cheeky😉. She always slipped us some 💰💰. She showed us love by taking us to the Cookie Man or taking us to the beach. Gosh I loved her bathing suits and swimming caps.

As a child my Mum and Nan shared Mother's Day with my Aunty. My Aunty did not have children but she deserved to be acknowledged for the role she had in our lives. My Mum would take me to buy an Aunty's Day gift. She is not her sister BTW, she is my Dad's sister. Thank you Aunty for loving and supporting me, even when we don't agree.

Finally, I need to thank 🙈🙊🙉 for making me a Mum. I am not the perfect Mum. I don't bake cookies often, but I will kick the footy with you, play cricket in the street, drive you to every sport under the sun for training and games. I will encourage you to T R Y. I will hold you when you want to talk and even when you don't. I will have many sleepless nights hoping you are ok. I will get frustrated and bang the table when trying to teach you maths and then get you a tutor so I don't scar you for life. I will be the Mum you can share anything with. I taught you to talk, walk, tie your shoes, read and be amazing humans. I am now teaching you how to be emotionally mature adults and the first thing I want you to know is you must always respect yourself and don't let anyone take that from you.

There should be a photo of my kids here but I haven't asked so I have not posted one. Just a photo of me in full Mum mode.

To all the amazing mother figures out there including men! Some men are more like Mum's than a Dad, I salute you. 🫡 Being a parent is the most rewarding and non rewarding role in the world. I hope my kids get to experience it someday (Warning - I will buy Macca's meals for my Grandkids and send them back to you hyped up😎)

If you are missing your Mum today, just remember she is still standing next to you and she would hug you if she could.

Love Ro.