She never had an overwhelming desire to be a mother – I was the one that pushed kids – but she’s turned out to be a great one. Patient where I fly off the handle, vigilant where I’m distracted, quietly confident where I’m shrilly anxious.
In short, longed for or not, she is everything Boy Z (and Number 2) could need in a Mum and more.
Happy Mother’s Day, Dr. O’C!
And Happy Mother’s Day to my Mom, my Grandmother and to mothers from the USA to Australia, from Anguilla to Zimbabwe. But not Britain, Ireland, Sweden or Belarus.
In the interest of peace on Mother’s Day, I’m going to turn off the comments on the previous post.
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by NATUI
10 May 2009 at 14:19
Happy Mother’s Day Dr. O’C!! I hope it is WONDERFUL!!!
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by heather
10 May 2009 at 16:04
Thanks! Have a great day.
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by Florida Girl In Sydney
10 May 2009 at 17:05
Dear Dr. O’C,
Happy Mothers Day twice over! Best of wishes in the second half of your pregnancy. Take it easy now while you can, because two kids is complete insanity.
Have a great day!
Florida Girl In Sydneys last blog post..It’s Not Me, It’s You
by Gwen Jackson
10 May 2009 at 22:26
I totally forgot it was MY mother’s day too, until I read this post. So thanks for being the first person to wish me a happy mother’s day. I hope you and your wife have a really joyous day with your little boy (and the one on the way!)
Gwen Jacksons last blog post..Apples
by arizaphale
11 May 2009 at 01:09
Hooray for us Mothers everywhere!!!! Hope you’re feeling better Dr O’C and had a great day.
arizaphales last blog post..Happy Birthday BA: Fourteen
by Damon
11 May 2009 at 01:41
I’ll wish Dr O’C a belated Mother’s Day…hope you had a fantastic day.
Damons last blog post..Six Word Saturday
by blues
11 May 2009 at 02:05
Crap, thanks for reminding me. Spain has a different mother’s day date and I always forget the U.S. one.
bluess last blog post..I want to tell you about my family but unfortunately this is where the story begins
by Prefers Her Fantasy Life
11 May 2009 at 02:11
Happy Mother’s Day to Dr. O.C. Good call to turn off the comments on the debate.
Prefers Her Fantasy Lifes last blog post..Blame It On Your Mother, I Do
by Teri
11 May 2009 at 03:58
Thanks & enjoy the day!
Teris last blog post..The SAHM debate: to stay at home with kids or not
by Southern (in)Sanity
11 May 2009 at 04:58
Great post. Happy Mother’s Day to Dr. O’C and all of the moms out there.
by Ginny
11 May 2009 at 14:39
Hope Dr. O’C had a kick-ass Mother’s Day!
Ginnys last blog post..Really, REALLY Great Ideas, Vol. 6
by SSG
11 May 2009 at 18:11
Happy Australian Mother’s day. Do you get to celebrate the Irish one too? That would be sweet.
WeeZ and baby-yet-to-be-born are very lucky people.
SSGs last blog post..And that’s why I don’t like cricket…
by maggie, dammit
11 May 2009 at 22:56
I liked your last post. I’ve always admired the way you stand up for yourself with equal parts passion and data.
Such a sweet post. Happy mother’s day to Dr. O’C!
by Joe @ IrrationalDad
13 May 2009 at 13:38
Happy (belated) Mother’s Day, Dr. O’C.!
And thanks for making me feel bad for not putting up a Happy Mother’s Day post on my blog. Is it too late?
Joe @ IrrationalDads last blog post..Tyler’s love of the B.S.
by admin
14 May 2009 at 10:04
Thanks all for your wishes.
Maggie – There wasn’t much data in that last post!
Joe – I always forget these things myself, so I’m just glad I managed to get one up for a change.