Is She a Good Mom??

Can she live up to what we all need her to be?

GOOD MOM has big shoes to fill, but she must take tiny, quiet steps.

Does she know what she’s doing or can she fake it convincingly?

Does she enjoy it, or can she fake it convincingly?

When she dies, will we all say, “She was such a GOOD MOM?”

Did she give enough, shine enough, love enough, forgive enough, excuse enough, pamper and prop and rejoice in and move aside enough?

Can she tolerate enough?

Can she take a punch enough?

Endless punches?

All the punches?

Is she well-organized, calm, and selfless

Selfless Self-less Without Self

Can she find a way to be?

Must she relish the noise and the drowning?

GOOD MOM doesn’t feel like she’s losing the fight.

She can doggy paddle in the deep end while dragging the boat.

Because drowning would be her fault, too.

Is she excellent at apologizing and not making a mess?

Does she understand that everything depends on her?