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Having a baby and being a mother is one of God’s greatest blessings indeed. The miracle of bringing a life into this world is far beyond our imagination. It’s a beautiful reality. The moment a woman steps into her motherhood, her whole life changes. This shift of priorities is not as easy as a lot of people see it. Being a mother is a full time job and definitely one of the underrated ones in today’s world. It takes someone strong to grow a life in the womb for 9 months, then protect and nourish it for the rest of its life. Probably, that’s why God chose women for this job.
Artist Jamina Bone suffered postpartum depression also referred to as PPD after the birth of her second baby. She felt terrible about herself and about being a mom. She had negative thoughts about herself as well as her parenting skills. But being a brave woman that Bone is, she fought back with her PPD and got herself together. She decided to help other moms who were feeling the same way she did by making absolutely positive and encouraging illustrations called “Still a good mom”. Here are 30 illustrations from Jamina Bone that urge moms to quit fretting about the social norms. Scroll down and check them out.
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“It went from a very educational approach where I was constantly looking up the ‘best’ way to handle every aspect to being unable to move, I used to plan activities, limit screen time, and make every opportunity a learning moment. I was a Special Educator before having kids so this was everything I wanted and felt equipped to do it all. When PPD hit, it was like wading through mud or even quicksand and still being expected to do all the things. I kept the negative thoughts in my head and often imagined terrifying things from hurting myself to the death of my baby. Being isolated the first several months and lack of sleep were definite factors that played into depression but also not dealing with the sudden death of my mother in law to cancer when I was pregnant. I didn’t realize these were risk factors.”
Men may be physically stronger than women, but women are far more powerful than men. They both have their own duties and responsibilities that they have to take care of on their ends. Together, they both make the world go round. However, a lot of people do not understand the idea of being a mom and raising a child. They don’t see how essential and tough this job of delivering and raising a child is. Raising a child means building the future and it is no joke. Moms have to keep up with a lot of things in the process of raising their children. After countless sleepless nights, struggles, scars and pain is a mom able to raise a child to the point where it is capable of making its own decisions. Even after all the struggle, moms are constantly worried about their children’s well being.
Whoa! These illustrations took us on a ride through a mom’s life. They are truly super beings and we can’t thank God enough for all the love He has placed in a mom’s heart. What is your mom to you? Let us know in the comments below.
