I don’t have any human children as of yet but I consider
myself a mom. My kids are just furry. And it’s a job I take very seriously. I’ve
left work or skipped parties if one of the monsters is sick. I’ve planned
activities and social events around making sure they will get walks or potty
breaks and fed around their standard time. There are very few people I trust to
be left in charge of their care. If you ask them where’s mommy? and I’m around, they will come find me. Chris and I
are the adoptive parents. They know who loves them and cares for them and trust
us implicitly.
Giving birth to a child or adopting a baby isn’t what makes
you a mom. It’s the bond that you form with your kids, the love you give them,
the desire to put their needs above your own always, the worrying about them
and fierce protectiveness of them you feel. This, to me, it what it truly means
to be a mom. My babies will never talk but if they could, that’s what they
would call me. When the time comes that we do bring a human baby into the
family, there will be some adjusting of course. And we will have to learn how
to parent our own species. But I won’t become a mom, because I am already. My
kids will just be getting a sibling.
Shout out to all my furbaby mamas!
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