Celebrating Moms: A Heartfelt Tribute

Mother’s Day is here, and it’s the perfect time to hit pause, take a deep breath (maybe even sip a hot coffee before it goes cold), and recognize the real-life superheroes: moms.

Whether you’re deep in the diaper trenches, navigating the teen attitude years, or watching your child take their first steps into adulthood, motherhood is a full-time gig that doesn’t come with overtime pay or scheduled breaks. We wear a ridiculous number of hats - chauffeur, chef, referee, therapist, party planner, and emotional support human. And somehow, we make it all work... even if half the time we can’t remember where we left our phone.

The Many Hats

Let’s be real - being a mom means being everything, everywhere, all at once. One minute we’re packing lunches, the next we’re googling symptoms like amateur doctors. We become experts in things we never signed up for. We make thousands of decisions a day, most of them before 10 a.m., and still manage to function on a sleep deficit that would alarm any medical professional.

Here are a few fun facts that show just how much we rock:

• The average mom spends 2 hours a day just looking for stuff. That’s 730 hours a year—basically a part-time job as a professional “finder of things.”

• Moms lose 10,000 hours of sleep over the years. That’s the same time it would take to watch every Marvel movie... twice... while doing laundry.

• Kids ask about 300 questions a day, and let’s be honest, a good 100 of those are just variations of “Can I have a snack?”

• Moms make 35,000 decisions a day (google it), but rarely get to decide where the family eats on Friday night.

• We spend roughly 12 years of our lives cleaning up messes. No wonder we all have that signature tired-but-determined look in our eyes.

  
  

And if you’ve ever completely lost your cool and had a full-blown rant about socks being left on the floor - welcome to the club. 90% of moms admit they lose it at least once a week. The other 10% are definitely lying or forgot what day it is.

Extra on Their Plates

Now, there’s a special group of moms who face some added challenges - the moms raising kids with disabilities. The journey is unique. It’s filled with extra appointments, therapies, advocacy, and navigating systems that aren’t always designed with our children in mind. It can be exhausting, but our love, resilience, and fierce dedication don’t go unnoticed.

Whether your child is newly diagnosed or now a young adult finding their way in a world that still needs work when it comes to inclusion, you're doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes.

You’ve likely had to push for support, explain the same thing to ten different professionals, and celebrate victories others might not even notice.

Your strength is unmatched, and today, we honour that too.

New Roles

As kids grow up, so do we - as moms. For many of us, the role shifts but never disappears.

Maybe we’re guiding young adults through career choices or quietly offering support as they navigate adult life. The baby we once rocked to sleep now sends us memes instead of asking for bedtime stories, and somehow, we still worry about them like we did on day one.

And for those raising young adults with disabilities, the advocacy doesn’t stop. The systems are still complicated, the paperwork never seems to end, and the push for independence is ongoing. You’re still showing up, still loving hard, and still making sure your child is seen for who they are and what they’re capable of.

The Quiet Power

It’s easy to get swept up in the chaos, but it’s the quiet moments that often carry the most meaning. The bedtime whispers, the inside jokes, the proud smiles when no one’s watching - those are the heartbeats of motherhood.

Whether you’re helping with homework, attending IEP meetings, dropping a teen off at their first job, or Face-Timing your adult child who has moved out - your presence matters more than you know. Studies show that children with involved moms tend to do better emotionally and socially. But we don’t need studies to tell us that our love shapes their world. We know it every time they look to us for comfort, guidance, or even just a snack.

The Gift

They say time is the greatest gift - and it really is. Not just in the quantity, but in the quality. It’s not about doing everything perfectly; it’s about showing up, being present, and turning the everyday into something unforgettable. The messes, the laughs, and yes, the arguments - all of it matters.

This Mother’s Day, raise a coffee mug (or a glass of wine—no judgment here) to every kind of mom:

• The new moms figuring it out one diaper at a time.

• The single moms making magic happen on their own.

• The working moms juggling deadlines and dinner.

• The stay-at-home moms who somehow never sit down.

• The moms of kids with disabilities showing strength in every step.

• The grandmas who stepped in and never looked back.

• The empty nesters learning to love the quiet (maybe missing the noise a bit too).

• And the moms in between, holding it all together, one messy, beautiful moment at a time.

  
  

You Are Seen & You Are Loved

To all of us doing our best - and let’s be honest, sometimes just surviving the day is a win.

You are doing better than you think, and you are appreciated more than you know.

Happy Mother’s Day! 🌸