thee unfiltered mama

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  • Motherhood

    14 Days of Being a Mom 🌿 Day 7: The Moments I Wish I Could Go Back To

    If I Could Go Back for Just One More Moment:

    If I could go back
 even for just a little while
 I would.

    Not to change anything.
    Not to do things differently.
    But just to feel it all again.

    I’d go back to the days when they were little.

    When their hands fit perfectly in mine.
    When they needed me for everything.
    When “mom” was the first person they called for, no matter what.

    At the time, I didn’t realize those moments were the ones I’d miss the most.

    I was busy.
    Tired.
    Just trying to get through the day.

    I didn’t know those ordinary days would one day feel so special.

    I’d go back to the bedtime routines.

    The extra hugs.
    The “just one more story.”
    The way they would fall asleep next to me, feeling safe just because I was there.

    I’d go back to the chaos too.

    The toys everywhere.
    The loud mornings.
    The moments that felt overwhelming
 but were actually full of life.

    Because now, things are different.

    They’re growing up.
    Becoming independent.
    Needing me in new ways
 but not the same ones.

    And while I’m so proud of who they’re becoming

    there’s a part of me that quietly misses who they used to be.

    That’s the thing about motherhood.

    You don’t always realize you’re in the “good old days” until they’ve already passed.

    So if you’re in the middle of it right now


    The mess.
    The noise.
    The constant need for you—

    Take a second.

    Even if it’s just for a moment.

    Because one day, you’ll look back and wish you could live it all over again.

    And not because it was perfect


    But because it was yours.

    🧡 ⎯thee unfiltered mama

    ・unfiltered ・unbothered ・unapologetic

  • Motherhood

    14 days of Being a Mom – Day 2 Why I Love Being a Mom

    Why do I love being a mom?

    If you would’ve asked me that when my kids were little, I probably would’ve answered you differently than I would today.

    Back then, my days were filled with constant noise, messes that never stayed cleaned, and a level of exhaustion I didn’t even know was possible. I was needed for everything – every snack, every meltdown, every bedtime, every little thing in between. And while I loved it, I don’t think I always had the time to feel it the way I do now.

    Because now…things look different.

    My kids are older. They don’t need me in the same ways they used to, and if I’m being honest, that part hits me sometimes. There are no more tiny hands reaching up all day long, no more constant “mom, mom, mom” echoing through the house the same way.

    But what’s been replaced with that…is something just as meaningful.

    Now it’s conversations. Real ones. It’s watching them grow into who they’re becoming. It’s seeing pieces of myself in them, and also seeing them become completely their own person.

    And somehow, the love didn’t lessen – it deepened.

    I still think about those younger years a lot. The chaos, the cuddles, the moments I probably rushed through because I was just trying to get through the day. And if I could go back, I’d probably tell myself to slow down a little more…to soak in the little things that didn’t feel little at the time.

    I loved being their mom then…in the middle of all the mess and noise and exhaustion.

    And I love being your mom now…watching them grow, change, and become who they’re meant to be.

    Motherhood didn’t get easier – it just changed. And through every stage, every version of it….

    I’ve loved being their mom.

    💛
    Day 2 of 14

    -thee unfiltered mama-