GRATITUDE DAY: IF YOU KNOW A WOMAN THAT LOVES.

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I am a man so I can't tell you what it feels like having to go through menstrual pains and all the tantrums-like behaviors that comes with it, however I feel pains when I see my sister laying like a monument, becoming dull and over careful through those 3-5days of experiencing that necessary evil.

I will never become pregnant but I get so nervous every time the thought of how women suffer and wallow in pains during childbirth.

Oh, you need to see me each time I see a pregnant woman in pains. Ouch! I wish there was a better alternative to this.

I wish to count the many things women go through but they still remain caring and always ready to sacrifice more for their loved ones. Have you seen a pregnant woman with all the pains but will still cook and take care of her children. She cannot just stand seeing her loved ones suffer.

This special breeds should be celebrated everyday. I frown at people that gets angry that we over celebrate women. They should be celebrated every passing day because they deserve it.

I saw this quoted post below while surfing the net earlier today and I was so inspired

Back then it was almost annoying to find one self in the company of a bunch of mothers, because all they ever did was talk about their children. The conversations would be about; what the child was doing at whatever age, the foods they liked or did not like, the sleepless nights the mothers went through when a child or children got sick and so on. So, many times the rest of us without children would be left out and would either start our own conversations, or walk away to find something better to get occupied with.
Later when I got a child, I realized that these mothers did not intend to leave us out of their conversations; it happened naturally and unconsciously. Without intending to, I found that I could not help but think about my child, whether she was fine, if she was well fed well and at the right time, or if her diaper had been changed and the like. When these are the dominant thoughts in one's mind, the conversations that follow automatically center on that.
Motherhood does not stop at giving birth. From day one of the child's life, a mother starts getting trained by some unseen power, to sense when a child needs to be fed or diaper needs to be changed. What amazes me to-date is how a mother will know the sound of her child's voice from among many other voices. For example I would always get intrigued when in a sea of babies say on a day of immunization at a hospital, a mother has left her child to the caretaker and walked over to the counter for something. Then suddenly a number of babies begin crying and out of those, she singles out the cry of her own. Another example is when visitors would come by at home, there would be a lot of chatting and noise but through that, I could tell when the baby cried in the bedroom. On checking, she would have woken up.
Then come the days and nights of stress when a baby has a fever or an infection or has a blocked nose. Oh! Every mother goes through those times and it is intriguing to note that even without prior training, she will always be alert and on her feet to make sure the baby is as comfortable as possible. I remember one of those days when my child had a temperature above normal; 39°C (degrees centigrade). The normal temperature of a baby is 36.4°C/37°C, depending on whether the thermometer is placed in the ear, tongue or under the arm. On that day, like so many others that followed, I was always checking the baby's temperature, placing a damp cloth on her forehead to lower the "burning". Now, I learnt that even when the doctor assured me that all would be fine, that didn't stop me from being anxious. Usually a baby will be fine during the day and then seems to get sicker in the night; thus the mother's stress levels.
It is a mother's duty to stay up almost all night long to keep checking on the baby. Any slight sound from her baby will wake her up even if the baby is just sighing. When one goes through so many sleepless nights because of a child's wellbeing, this is true motherhood. It does not end here, as the baby develops through the different stages, there are other challenges along the way that a mother finds herself blending into. This is not to say that motherhood is all about the child crying and falling sick. There are lots of happy moments which are more than the trying times.
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I am today greatful for the gift of the best mother there is. I am proud of my mother for all the nights of prayer, for the advice and encouragements she gives even when others didn't believe in my dreams but she kept advising and supporting. I love her dearly.

What is Gratitude Day?

Gratitudeday is all about being thankful for the things that are happening in your life. A lot of us go through life taking things for granted. The goal is to challenge you to make a blog post about something you are grateful for. It could be big or small. It doesn't matter. Little things matter. I'll be doing this for 62 days (62 is not a random number). It's not an endurance game, you can join in anytime you want and opt out anytime you want.

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