I don’t know who to attribute it to, but someone has said they had no idea what unconditional love meant until they had children and received it from them. My children’s unconditional love for me has left be gobsmacked and thoughtful this week.
It began with the Wii, really. We received a Wii for Christmas and purchased Wii Fit to go with it. As my savvy daughter was creating my avatar (known as a Mii, for the uninitiated), I instructed her to make it a little umm, more rounded. Like me. Immediately my younger two set up a ruckus, insisting that I shouldn’t have a fat Mii because I’m not fat. (Let me assure you that I am. I won’t go into the gory details, but I assure you that I’m obese by any objective standard and would have to lose more than 40 pounds to make it to a BMI in the normal range. Trust me. I’m round.)
Though it should be obvious to me, they think I’m wonderful even though I’m fat. Apparently they even think I’m pretty even though I’m fat. All that matters to them is that I’m their mom. We’re in a relationship, and that’s all they need to think I’m wonderful. It doesn’t even matter to them that a substantial part of the time I’m not anywhere near being the mom I ought to be. They love me unconditionally.
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Jan. 15, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by dawnee
I know what you mean. I was terrible with my kids today and when I apologized, they were so quick to forgive. They love me even when I am a rotten mommy, which just blows my mind!
Jan. 27, 2009 - Unconditional Love
Posted by Anonymous
Ain't it the truth? I felt God healed a lot of broken places in me through the love of my children. And I have been priviliged to hang out with them homeschooling for 13 years and getting ready to graduate my oldest. Wow. Unbelievable. Loved the post. And I really like your format. I've never seen anything like it. I'm bookmarking you.
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