Since I've become a foster mom, every Mother's Day I think of the "other moms". The moms who gave birth to the foster kids we've had. Their children color me pictures, make me cards, gives me hugs and kisses, tells me they love me, and say "Happy Mother's Day". And while I do make a point of helping their children make them a Mother's Day card, they are alone on this special day.
It's a sobering thought, that a child another women carried and delivered calls me/see me as their mom, or one of their moms. While the actions of the "other moms" was what resulted in their children being with me instead of them on Mother's Day, my heart still goes out to them. I can only imagine the extent of their heartache and how hopeless they feel.
To all of the "other moms" of all the kids that have stayed with us (whether it was for a day or a year), Happy Mother's Day. Whether you are with your children again on this special day or not, know that you will always be their Mother, the one who gave them life, and they will always hold you in a special place in their heart.
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