http://www.raisingbakersfield.com/home/Blog/BakoMom/26274 This was email to me several times this week.  In my opinion you can replace the word Mom with Parent.  So dads are included!  But I didn't write it, just sharing it. ________________________________________________________ Before I was a Mom -  I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.  I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.  I never thought about immunizations.  Before I was a Mom -  I had never been puked on. Pooped on.  Chewed on. Peed on. I slept all night.  I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. Before I was a Mom - I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.  Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried.  I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.  I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.  I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.   Before I was a Mom - I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down.  I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that I could love someone so much.  I never knew I would love being a Mom .           Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.  I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.  I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important And happy.   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. 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. This was email to me several times this week.  In my opinion you can replace the word Mom with Parent.  So dads are included!  But I didn't write it, just sharing it. ________________________________________________________ Before I was a Mom -  I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.  I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.  I never thought about immunizations.  Before I was a Mom -  I had never been puked on. Pooped on.  Chewed on. Peed on. I slept all night.  I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. Before I was a Mom - I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.  Or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried.  I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.  I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.  I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.   Before I was a Mom - I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put him down.  I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that I could love someone so much.  I never knew I would love being a Mom .           Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.  I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.  I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important And happy.   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. 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. en-us