As A Mother

What do you do when your child has been hurt mentally, emotionally, or physically and you don't know how to help them so that it will never happen to them again? Your heart aches and as a mother it makes you want to protect them even more and never let them leave your side. You watch them 24 hours a day from morning til night. You watch them and you try to make things easier for them, you want everything they come in contact with to be able to bounce right off and not hurt them!

As a mother, I wish I could hold my children's hands forever and guide them along and be right there by their side. As a mother, I wish I could hold and cuddle them like when they were a baby and never have to put them down or let them go. As a mother, my heart breaks and I wish I could take their place when they are hurt so they do not feel the pain. As a mother, I wish my children could go through life and not be hurt, especially by someone else. As a mother, I know my children must learn and grow but I wish their path did not have to be so painful sometimes.