What is a mother's heart made of?

Blood, muscle, and tissue? Nope! Guess again.

A mother's heart. It is a tremendous thing. It is very strong. It supplies blood to the rest of her body, and to any babies she might have. Supporting a human life...is...nothing short of amazing.

But, a mother's "heart" is a very indescribable thing. It holds so much love for her children, it's almost unbelievable.

Children: they fuss, they fight, they make you happy, they make you sad, they make you mad. But if your child is hurting in any way, you feel it too.

Have you ever had a normal day, doing your own thing, and BAM...something just doesn't feel right? You panic, call whomever is with your child, if not yourself, and inquire. What is going on? Sometimes, a mother's intuition is right on, sometimes, it predicts the future. But, when YOU know something isn't right...it probably isn't. Your heart becomes your gut. You feel it in your very being.

I have felt this feeling many times in my 2+ years of being a mother. Call me an amateur, having only 1 child and being a mom for only 2 years, but even so...once you become a mother, you have the instinct. You do.

The worst pain a mother can experience is when something is wrong with her child, and nothing can be done. She feels inadequate, unsuccessful, scared, and questions who SHE is. I have found it is always the mother's burden to take on the weight of the world. Pain is felt very deeply and very personally. You would give up your beating heart so your child will feel no pain. Mothers are like a firewall to their children. You want to protect them from viruses, hurt, pain, bad people, the "real" world, and anything in between.

"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new." ~Rajneesh

"She never quite leaves her children at home, even when she doesn't take them along." ~Margaret Culkin Bannin