What does Mother's. Vay mean te owr moms?

Jessica Berget
Editor-in-Chief

 

Moen of us love ours to death, and some may have
strained relationships. In any case, we often can’t imagine our
lives without them and appreciate them for bringing us into this
world. With Mother's Day coming up on May 10, the Other Press
gets the full scoop of the experience of motherhood straight from
the source—our own moms!

Other Press: What is your favourite part about being a mother?

CC: “My journey is nothing without my kids. You could have
romantic love, or drive in life, but there is nothing more intimate
and empowering than like... you're my own flesh, you know what
I mean? And the sacrifices that you make. People say you get fat,
or you go through so much pain—but that is because they don’t
understand the internal, intrinsic sense of duty, purpose, love, and
connection.”

JO: “To my two kids, being a mentor to them in all things. I like to
help them and show them how to love and how be loved.”

MZM: “T get lots of love from my child, and we laugh a lot together.
We are best friends. We share meaningful hobbies and activities
together so we can always enjoy the time we spend. She also helps
me with all my computer troubles—I cannot solve those problems
without her.”

OP: What's the most difficult part? Biggest regret?

 

CC: “For me, not having a supportive co-parent—even if it was

just one facet like emotional and financial support, because then I
feel I wouldn't have to work so much and then I could have been
more present. The hardest part was being single. I also wish I had
more time. I also told my kids I didn’t want them dating when they
were young, and I feel like that subdued the normal part of forming
relationships when you are young. You know, when you're like 12
and break up with a boy and hold hands, it’s stupid—but it’s real. I
felt like what happens is relationships get complex and when youre
young and your body is sexually awake, but your mind and your
emotions and everything else isn’t. And I didn’t want my kids to be
in a place where they were getting crushed because they were in love
with some boy who broke up with them and is holding hands with
another girl and now they're suicidal.”

MZM: “It’s hard that you can’t always be there for your child—
including those times they are hurt or bullied. Even if you want to
take action, you cannot control your child’s friends if they hurt your
kid. I can’t tolerate seeing my child being hurt by anyone—many
mothers feel this way.”

OP: What did you wish you knew before becoming a mother?

CC: “T think one of the biggest mistakes parents make is that for
our children’s developmental stages, we use our frame of reference.
I assume that you don’t need something because | didn’t need that
when I was young, but actually your child might need that. We're
limited by our own life experience. You cannot take your life
experience and infer your kid’s behaviour based on the fact that you

CC

Enjoy your kids while
they are young as much
as possible. Give time to
them, walk with them

as they grow, be involved
in all their activities.”