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“MOTHERHOOD” A simple word yet comes with great responsibility. The ability to feel your heartbeat along with every little person you raise, whether your own or not of the same blood. It is security for both parents and children alike, knowing that you love someone so much that you would take their place if it meant they would no longer hurt. It is showing them what it means to be a good person and an upstanding and productive citizen. It is knowing that you made it a difference in someone's life. It is called unconditional love.

 

Being a mother has been the hardest, yet rewarding and most amazing thing that has happened to me. When I was young, I told myself that I don’t want to be a mom. Simply because it’s painful and I’m afraid that I won’t be able to survive the struggle of giving birth. Growing up, I saw my mama, a fulltime housewife getting things done by herself and still manages to take care of me (the youngest)  and my three siblings. I keep on wondering, where did she get all her strength? Is she not tired? Isn’t it too hard to be a mother? Until the time has come and the Lord God gave me the gift of carrying a new life in my womb. Never thought that it would happen that soon. This self-centered, party enthusiast and career-oriented person gave life to a little precious baby girl. That very moment when the doctor put her on my chest, a very healthy and beautiful angel. All the pain and struggle of giving birth was gone when I heard her crying saying “hello” to the world. 

 

My world turned upside down as I enter the new phase of life as a mother. My perspective in life suddenly changed. She’s like the guardian angel that gave me a chance of a new life to be the better person that I can be. Her love and smile worth all the sacrifices that motherhood demands and the incredible blessings it gives. She is my deepest WHY, my JOY and my LIFE. The reason why I kept going to strive harder to build a better future for the family. 

 

Motherhood is a never-ending adventure, where you get to watch your child grow and learn and transform from a helpless dependent baby to an independent amazing little human. All while they push you to the brink of insanity and beyond, but you don't mind because in those frustrating and sometimes completely overwhelming moments, looking back they seem to be the best moments of your life. Being a parent is hard, but in the end, it's the most rewarding job in the world.

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