What one thing as been the hardest for you to do as a Mom

Karen - posted on 05/23/2009

Raising two children on my own. For me, it was very hard to keep them on the straight and narrow road of life. To help them make the right choices and be good hard working citizens in this world. I also knew that my oldest would eventually grow up and leave home to live on her own which she has done and for me that was the hardest thing. This year my last child, my son, graduated from college and will hopefully find a job and only God knows what the future holds for him but I know it's going to be hard when he leaves as well. I think the entire time I was "Mommie" to them when they were little my biggest fear was them leaving home and me feeling empty with nothing to "do." Now it's time for me to get back to working and living my life for my self and being Mom from "a distance."

Angela - posted on 05/23/2009

"The hardest time' evolves. Being the mom of three boys under 2 was a struggle. But I didn't think about it at the time. I look back and realize that being a single mom to three boys, ages 4, 2 and 2 at the time, was not easy. Again, I just didn't realize it at the time. Working in a demanding (50 - 55 hour a week) job with three elementary kids was crazy. Right now, raising teenagers is the hardest endeavor known to man.
But ask me in five years, and (hopefully) I will have a different view.

Heather - posted on 05/23/2009

My son's first seizure. It lasted 3 hrs, and I spent the entire time wondering if he was going to make it. (he did, and his seizures are now under control)

ME - posted on 05/23/2009

I have a really hard time taking my son Miles to the doctor when he is going to have his shots! He looks at me like "why aren't you protecting me from this mommy"...and it breaks my heart!

Stephanie - posted on 05/23/2009

Our daughter was born 11/10/08 with a cleft palate. We did not know if it prior to her birth, and they didn't find it until she was 2 days old, having trouble breastfeeding. I have now come to terms with it, and she will have corrective surgery in November, but at first while I was still in the hospital, I had a really hard time. Almost as upsetting was the fact that I couldnt' nurse her as I did my other two. She is my last baby, and I never once thought that I wouldn't be able to do that. I pump my milk and give her through a special bottle, and feel good that I can at least give her mommys milk, just though a different way.

Christine - posted on 05/23/2009

Bringing up 5 children on my own, and having to tell one of them to leave the house and not come back. He was using drugs at the time and was robbing things out the house to pay for his drug addiction.

Cynthia - posted on 05/23/2009

Being a mother of two while my husband is deployed..WHEW!! hard work