The Healing Power of a Mom ...

Just so interesting how a Mom's presence can be so comforting for a child!

My kids have had their share of illnesses, hospital visits and stays.  No matter what, Mommy seems to make all the boo boos better - just because she's there and just because she cares!

I posted earlier today about my daughter's surgery.  She's doing quite well this evening and is sleeping peacefully.  I snuggled with her - held her hand - until she fell fast asleep.

Photograph by Jenny Gildea Photography

My daughter had a rough time with the anesthesia today.  She didn't feel so good with a sore throat but the anesthesia was also making her feel extremely weird and being a young child she couldn't quite process what happened and why she felt the way she did.  She screamed and cried and it was quite heartbreaking for me to see her like that.  I snuggled on the hospital bed with her and held her tight as she went in and out of this screaming/crying "fit".  I stroked her hair and rubbed her back and held her tight.  I finally told her that I would snuggle with her when we got home and that if she wanted me to sleep with her tonight, that I would.  She said "yes" and from that moment on she calmed down.

Same thing with my son.  Every night we have a fight or we have to negotiate as to which child gets Mommy to snuggle with while the other child gets Daddy.  For some reason, Mommy is the preferred parent.  I'm honored!  However, I do feel bad for my husband, as it makes him feel "unwanted".

I know why that happens.  I am home with my kids all day.  I'm the one that is always there when the feelings get hurt, or they are injured physically.  I am the person that kisses the boo boos and makes them feel better.  I am the softer of the two of us.  I am the one that even though I don't want to snuggle at night, I do it because I know it makes my children feel better.  Some nights I snuggle with both children. I cave easily because I realize that this period of time in life will pass quickly.  It already is.  I will miss the days when my kids will not want me to be in the same room as them,  let a lone, want to snuggle with them.  So I eat it up now before the "sweetness" is gone.

Today, when talking with the anesthesiologist - she shared how her teenage child cried for her after surgery.  Its just a mom thing.  I realize that when I don't feel good, I want my Mom.  There is just something about a "Mom" that makes everything all better!