If You Give a Mom... Wednesdays - The Inquisitive Mom

If You Give a Mom…A Question

While talking with my mom the other day, I joked about how my sisters and I all have a little bit of “know-it-all” about us. There’s four of us and we’re all passionate, with a variety of interests, and inquiring minds. Our “know-it-all-ness” isn’t really about being right, but more about our love of reading, learning, and a desire to increase our knowledge. Put the four of us in a room together and you never know what the conversation will bring! Knowing this about us helps explains why one of the greatest gifts my sisters have given me as a mother is the gift of asking me questions about parenting and motherhood.

Each of my three older sisters has had a straggler baby, coming either later than expected or when not expected at all. As the youngest sister, I’ve been right in the midst of beginning motherhood as these babies have entered the world. We all know that baby advice can change so rapidly and the details of a all the “to dos” from an infant’s first year of life can blur over time. I can’t tell you how much it’s meant to me to have these “experienced” moms contact me to ask advice, recommend products, chat about our babies, and simply connect as moms.

Turning to another mother for help, support, and information is an incredible way to help her build confidence. When someone you respect values your opinion and experience, this validation can mean so much. This is especially true on those days when you feel like you can’t quite get anything right or, conversely, the moments when you feel the thrill of success. Motherhood is such an incredible, challenging, wonderful learning experience. Sometimes a simple question is just what a mom needs to realize just how much she’s accomplished, how much she really knows, and how much she truly has to offer.

Ella (right) and her cousin a few years back.

This is just one story of a friend who has made a difference for me as a mom. The truth is, a myriad of people have positively impacted me as a mom in so many different ways; through encouragement, support, tough love, a shoulder to cry on, a good joke, a heartfelt note, etc.

I plan to share a new experience each Wednesday and would love it if you would join me! Simply write a post about anyone (friend, family member, spouse, child, author, etc.) who has positively impacted you as a mom, Title it “If You Give a Mom… Wednesdays and return her with a link to share!

I don’t have a fancy button to link this to (yet), but please refer people to this post and come back and share your link!