What makes a great mom?
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What makes a great mom?
im posting this also on the parenting board and here want many opinions for an idea i have for mothers day... TIA
A few different posts got me to thinking about what the difference between a great and a good and ok and a bad mom ... I think the moms on here are great! They come here to ask questions and they listen and are caring. Im trying to make something up for momthers day but this is just a beginning for now while were sorta on this subject in other posts.
what makes me a great mom.....
now that my kids are grown 19 and 23 when I go to pick them up for lunch the kid will take me into thier bosses office and introduce me. To me this is doubley cool. 1. cuz they arent looking at me like im just a mom and this is just my mom. and two they are giving me the chance to hear how much thier boss or coworkers really like and enjoy being with them. THis make me very proud. How duz this make me a great mom? in listening to the bosses and coworkers they tell me how respectful and hardworking and willing to put in the time and explain things on different levels to different people. This means the time I put into making them do homework and dragging thier butts to here and there and setting boundaries and grounding them and rewarding them made it all worth while. I have to admitI wasnt perfect all the time I have made some mistakes.
I'm a PROUD parent at this point in my life.
I'm a Mom who tried my best, and learned from my many mistakes. My kids survived relatively intact and happy.
My children are older- though.
I let mine play with paint, playdough and our house was always open to their friends.
It still is. My oldest son brings his fraternity brothers home from college all the time and while our house isn't the cleanest and so on...I am proud he feels he can bring them to our home.
I think I did something right. 
My babies are young (4 and 16 months). What makes me a great mom is that I really enjoy my children. I love to engage them. I love to interact with them. I love when they make me laugh. I take them seriously and treat them with respect.
We're not perfect, but we're us. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Ame
This is hard for me to answer, because I dwell on the negative things I do..I know none of us are perfect parents.
Iam a great mom because I love my kids like no other. I put my kids first and foremost each and everyday. I am a sahm so I would never miss out on any of those firsts. Also because I truely love being with my kids, and if one of them isnt around I feel like Im not complete until all my little duckies are home LOL Yes, Im just a big old sap
Letting my children know that I love them, I will always be there for them no matter the circumstance, knowing they can talk to me about anything.
But the one that oldest dd loves the most is how goofy and fun loving I am. Something always happens that we can look back later on and laugh.
LOL Jackie.
You know when I read your posts- your love for your children does show.
I'm also glad, that I got to stay home with my kids for 7 years. It was so nice to be able to make the trips to the library, or go to the open workout at the gymnastics center, or stay home if someone was sick, etc.
The open workout at the gymnastics center, was great, because the kids could go have fun, and burn off some steam, during the winter months, when we couldn't go outside as much. They loved it. My friend and I used to take the kids twice a week! We even bought them leotards for it, too!
What I *think* makes me a great mom is I am playful and fun but still maintain a "mom in charge relationship" (I am strict but still let loose with them). My family comes first always. I have their back. They know that whatever they have done, I will listen to them and then help them try to resolve the situation. We discuss everything. My kids are not uncomfortable with any topics (I hope they still feel this way when they get older!) I attend all their sporting events and I am their greatest cheerleader. We celebrate all of their accomplishments. I am not afraid of making messes. Our house is the house all their friends love to hang out at.
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