Tell Me Thursday: Mama and her little monkey

In honor of Mother’s Day this Sunday I got a little nostalgic and went through some pictures of my wife with our son from just after he was born.  Not only is this one of my favorite pictures of her with her little monkey, but it was taken just a few days after she became a mother. 

For her first Mother’s Day we played it low key, as we usually do with most holidays, with just the three of us here at the house.  I made her brunch that morning, but admittedly was way off my game that day.  I had been up with little man most of the night, as I am a notoriously light sleeper and any peep out of him over the monitor has me wide awake.  I made her a frittata, one of her favorite things that I cook, and it didn’t come out very good.  The amazingly forgiving woman she is, she still thought it was good and ate it even though I was so disappointed in my work that I couldn’t.

Over the past year I’ve been waiting for my shot at redemption for that lackluster meal on her first Mother’s Day.  However, I was very annoyed when I figured out that Mother’s Day this year fell on my wife’s scheduled weekend to work.  While it is disappointing, we will make the best of it, as little man and I will surely make a surprise visit to see mommy at work during her lunch hour.  Fortunately, she will have Monday off after working the weekend, giving us a chance to give her the day she deserves.

Since this will invariably happen again on Mother’s Day, and other holidays throughout our son’s childhood, the lesson I feel I must impart to him is that the day itself isn’t important, rather it is the spirit of day.  That it is more important that he demonstrate respect for his mother every day, not just on one day set aside to recognize the hard work and sacrifice it took to bring him into this world and guide him through it.  For me, as his father, it also means that I must continually work to set the right example for him so this behavior becomes ingrained.

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