PPP: The Pleasures and Pains of Parenting

Two babies asleep.

Hair a total mess

Is my day done or will there be more?

tantrums, yells, cries and pain

smiles, games, thrill and joy

the soft breeze of the night

yet loud enough to wake them up

the short days of winter

yet not so short for me

A spill here, a tear there

A kiss and a cuddle

to cure a bruise or a fall

Bed time stories and meal time messes

The things they say will make you laugh

The things they do will chase you away

Love fills my heart 

yet tears fill my eyes

Its much harder than I thought

being a mother and a wife

the hardest job in the world!

Yet at night when they close their eyes

It all seems worth it... 

It all seems right

I am as grateful as can be

for the children as wonderful as they are

I am happy, so happy to be their mum

And so blessed that they are mine!