11/05/2024
Happy Mother's Day to the Mamas.
I used to think this was a dumb consumerist holiday; part of me still does. Another part of me, a big part, feels that we should have statues of pregnant and birthing women everywhere, of mothers breastfeeding, of parents.. but we don't. So if there is going to be one day a year where we celebrate the mamas, I'm here for it.
When a flamingo—either male or female—is raising a young chick and feeding them crop milk, it drains them of energy and nutrients. They give so much of their food to their offspring, that their pink colouring can dull or disappear. Some even revert to black or white.
An animal where you can actually see how much goes in to parenthood.
We might, as humans, not look different on the outside but I can assure you, on the inside, we are. We give so much to our young that we definitely feel faded.
Mothering, although insanely beautiful, is a mostly thankless job. so today, I want to say thank you.
to all the mamas.
Thank you
for the countless sleepless nights,
the patience,
for how much of your body you give
the stretching
your life force.
I see you.
