A Real Mom

>>Before I was a Mom I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a
>>lullaby.
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>>I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
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>>I never thought about immunizations.
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>>Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on.
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>>Pooped on.
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>>Chewed on.
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>>Peed on.
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>>I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
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>>I slept all night.
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>>Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors
could
>>do tests.
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>>Or give shots.
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>>I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
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>>I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
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>>I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
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>>Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't
>>want to put them down.
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>>I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop
>>the hurt.
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>>I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
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>>I never knew that I could love someone so much.
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>>I never knew I would love being a Mom.
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>>Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart
>>outside my body.
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>>I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
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>>I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
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>>I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important
>>and happy.
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>>Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
>>every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
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>>I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the
>>wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
>>
>>I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.


**UPDATE: After reading some of the comments left-I thought I should throw out there that I did not write this, wish I did but it was an email I had received.**