Mommyful Moment: Worth It

All the hard work of being a parent, the doing-it-all, the sleepless nights worrying, "are we going to get through this?", the working hard at bringing home the bread, then coming home to work some more, the food stains on the carpet, the getting along with The Ex and his side of the family (and his girlfriend)...all of that is worth all the heart that I have to give it in the end. But it is especially illuminating and humbling last night as I was doing something in the kitchen, and DD says to me out of the blue, "I love you, mom. Thank you for all that you do. And thank you for being my mom."