Whether you are a Mum, Mom, Mummy, Mumma, Mama, Mother-to-be or any other then this Sunday is all about you. Hopefully you will get to enjoy a nice relaxing day. A cup of tea in bed, a homemade card and perhaps not having to switch the washing machine on for just one day (Ok that last part is wishful thinking).

Since I have become a mum myself it has made me realise a lot about my own. It’s not that I didn’t appreciate every little thing she did before. I did. But having your own children makes you see things in a very different way.

First up, she gave birth to you! In my case my mum did it with no pain relief (the gas and air at home broke) and I wasn’t a small baby!

But more importantly it is the completely selfless acts that a mother undertakes that you begin to understand. Your life is no longer only about you. It is about that small tiny being that you would do anything for. And that is exactly what my mum did. I’m not saying our life was perfect. It probably wasn’t. But as kids we knew nothing other than love and laughter. I wish I’d known how much she sacrificed to make sure we had the upbringing we did. How much she strived to give us stability and security. I would do the same in a heartbeat.

I didn’t understand that a mum worries about you every minute of every day. I think my mum still does and we are all adults. How on earth am I going to cope worrying for all these years to come? The grey hairs may be making an appearance!

You don’t realise how unbelievably proud they are of every achievement. No matter how small. As a mum you are proud of every moment, every new development. That first smile, first step or the first day at school. You can’t even begin to understand that you would take pride that your child managed to do a wee on the toilet and not all over the floor!

As much as you don’t think it at the time your mum probably does know best. Those bits of advice they gave you were told for a reason and in truth are things that I will probably begin to pass on to the girls once they are older.

And then there is the love. The all encompassing love that you have for your child. The sort of love that means you would run in to a burning building or sacrifice everything you have just to keep them safe. Yes, in the most part you know your mum loves you but when you have children you realise just how much. Just how strong that love is. It isn’t something you can ever describe.

So let’s take a moment to all appreciate all the mummies out there and spread a little bit of Mother’s Day love.

Image by Anna Clarke Photography.