{"id":2242241,"date":"2024-05-11T04:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T08:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watching-my-wife-become-a-mom-gave-me-a-new-appreciation-of-a-mothers-sacrificial-love\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T04:19:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T08:19:38","slug":"watching-my-wife-become-a-mom-gave-me-a-new-appreciation-of-a-mothers-sacrificial-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watching-my-wife-become-a-mom-gave-me-a-new-appreciation-of-a-mothers-sacrificial-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing my wife become a mother gave me a newfound appreciation for a mother&#8217;s selfless love"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatching-my-wife-become-a-mom-gave-me-a-new-appreciation-of-a-mothers-sacrificial-love%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2242241&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text reflects on \u200dthe profound realization of a husband witnessing his wife&#8217;s journey through \u2063motherhood, emphasizing the\u200b sacrifices and love involved. It\u200c highlights the challenges and \u200bjoys \u200dof pregnancy, labor, and the remarkable strength and grace exhibited by mothers. The narrative beautifully captures the essence of a mother&#8217;s \u200dunconditional love and selflessness. The\u2063 text delves into\u2062 a husband&#8217;s deep\u200c reflection on his\u2063 wife&#8217;s motherhood journey, underscoring\u200c the sacrifices and love entailed. \u200dIt showcases the highs and lows of pregnancy and labor, illustrating the extraordinary resilience and elegance of mothers. Overall, it eloquently portrays \u2063a mother&#8217;s unwavering love\u200b and altruism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>It\u2019s terribly sad that Mother\u2019s Day has become an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7NHJtSs0OSc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">occasion<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240509113157\/https:\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2024-05-09\/mothers-day-gift-guide-reproductive-rights-paid-parental-leave-federally-funded-daycare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/while-touting-abortion-biden-admin-moves-to-drop-natural-family-planning-from-insurance-coverage-2\/\" title=\"While Touting Abortion, Biden Admin Moves To Drop Natural Family Planning From Insurance Coverage\">touting abortion<\/a><\/a> as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/05\/05\/mothers-day-abortion-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">best gift<\/a> mothers can receive. Murdering one\u2019s baby is the polar opposite of motherhood, and the idea that abortion and Mother\u2019s Day go hand in hand is remarkably disingenuous considering that everyone \u2014 even the most vociferous pro-abortion activists \u2014 can see that love and self-sacrifice are at the heart of what it means to be a mother.<\/p>\n<p>This reality hits home deeper now that my wife and I have welcomed our first child and I\u2019ve witnessed my wife experiencing the joys and trials of motherhood firsthand. I\u2019m the second oldest of seven, but when I was a toddler, pre-teen, and young teen, most of what my mom went through during her pregnancies went over my head completely. Now I\u2019ve caught a glimpse of how hard she worked to bring my siblings and me into the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-723755840\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a5e85349df3c9aca6a3a787be00ec0cf fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a5e85349df3c9aca6a3a787be00ec0cf\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe first one is usually the hardest\u201d is one of the things people say when they find out your wife is pregnant. I still don\u2019t <em>really<\/em> know what that means \u2014 a healthy agnosticism about all things related to pregnancy is the safest position for a male to hold \u2014 but my wife does. She experienced what that meant through all nine months of pregnancy and 24 hours of labor.<\/p>\n<p>She wrestled with her changing body and adjusted to new experiences on a daily basis. She pushed herself through random bouts of morning sickness (I learned that \u201cmorning sickness\u201d is a shameless euphemism for vomit-inducing stomach-wrenching that comes not just in the morning but at all hours of the day and night) and a variety of other discomforts and challenges.<\/p>\n<p>She also grappled with fear and anxiety over our baby\u2019s well-being. Each life is fragile, fleeting, and precious; Scripture compares it to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=James%204%3A13%2D15&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mist or vapor<\/a>. My wife was well aware of this reality, having witnessed her mother go through a number of miscarriages. She feared making some misstep or error that might negatively affect the baby \u2014 not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2024\/03\/13\/1238269753\/maternal-mortality-overestimate-deaths-births-health-disparities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overhyped<\/a> warnings of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/pregnancy-is-far-more-dangerous-to-women-than-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maternal mortality<\/a>. But it was clear to everyone around her that she was fully equipped to nurture and grow our little child.<\/p>\n<p>She did so with style and grace, adjusting to the hills and valleys of pregnancy with patience and calm. As our tiny baby developed inside her, my wife kept me updated on the baby\u2019s progress using fruits and veggies for comparison: from kidney bean to strawberry to peach to mango-size our baby grew.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-09f204902f31a9254151602486f4d204 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-09f204902f31a9254151602486f4d204\"><\/div>\n<p>With wonder, my wife realized that some of the stomach \u201crumblings\u201d she felt were actually our baby\u2019s first movements. Later she would gently pull my hand to her stomach so I could feel our daughter\u2019s kicks. As her due date approached, she even waddled (her term, not mine!) gracefully. Her love was visible in her gentle whispers to the baby and her joyful surprise at the baby\u2019s sudden jerks and tumbles. I could see it in her thoughtful smiles and the way she placed her hands on her ever-growing baby bump.<\/p>\n<p>My baby\u2019s little pokes and prods make me think of how my own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-l-a-homeless-woman-hurls-coffee-in-infants-face-in-venice\/\" title=\"Report: L.A. Homeless Woman Hurls Coffee in Infant's Face in Venice\">mother carried<\/a> me many years ago. I daydream of her in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mercyme-debuts-new-single-for-crew-member-who-lost-all-four-limbs\/\" title=\"\u2018MercyMe\u2019 Debuts New Single for Crew Member Who Lost All Four Limbs\">early days<\/a> of her pregnancy, toting me along in her stomach up and down the streets of a small Kansas town as she delivered letters and parcels for the U.S. Postal Service. On an evening in late June, she spent the first few hours at the hospital laboring on a gurney in a hallway (apparently it was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-cites-australian-dishwasher-jobs-to-demand-more-cheap-labor\/\" title=\"NY Times Cites Australian Dishwasher Jobs to Demand More Cheap Labor\">busy night<\/a> for births). I try to picture her in the hospital room where she introduced me to the outside world; I imagine the straining and the pain and the tears and the joy.<\/p>\n<p>I think of what my wife went through to bring our daughter into the world. Watching her endure the pain and fatigue of labor with so little I could do to help was one of the most difficult things I\u2019ve been through (how much more difficult for her!), but I was so impressed by the courage, fortitude, and physical stamina she displayed. I know my mother endured the same pain and fatigue for me, and I think I understand her love for me and all her children a little bit better now that I\u2019ve seen my wife go through the same experience.<\/p>\n<p>A mother\u2019s love is beautiful and suprarational. It defies pragmatic logic and self-serving calculation. It is cultivated in the long months of pregnancy, of discomfort, change, emotional strain, and physical nearness between mother and child. A mother\u2019s love comes to fruition in the pains of labor, in the seemingly endless contractions that persist long into the night and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-cori-bush-rushes-to-defense-of-very-violent-criminals-rioting-attacking-guard-in-jail\/\" title=\"Democrat Cori Bush Rushes To Defense Of \u2018Very Violent\u2019 Criminals Rioting, Attacking Guard In Jail\">early morning hours<\/a>. It is consummated in long years of service, of teaching and training, and growing friendship between mother and child.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-98500a21645cd289b6d05cee983d2fac fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-98500a21645cd289b6d05cee983d2fac\"><\/div>\n<p>Our culture doesn\u2019t value mothers as much as it should because it doesn\u2019t value selflessness as much as it should. Instead, we tend to value selfishness, choosing the self-serve lane of life and racking up the score. Of course, that\u2019s the opposite of motherhood, regardless of how many politicians and pundits use Mother\u2019s Day as a platform to disingenuously clammer for unrestricted \u201creproductive healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>True motherhood is an inherently selfless and self-sacrificial endeavor, and mothers deserve our genuine appreciation and admiration. We shouldn\u2019t let the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/12\/06\/those-dink-videos-are-making-me-so-glad-we-have-six-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DINKs<\/a> (Dual Income No Kids) and the deliberately childless <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hfBGgAZF-I0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">patting themselves on the back<\/a> for their self-prioritization dim this perspective. Rather we should acknowledge the reality that is so self-evidently true: through their sacrifice and love, mothers make our lives not only possible but also infinitely richer.<\/p>\n<p>So to my wife and to my mother and to all mothers everywhere, a very happy Mother\u2019s Day. You\u2019ve truly made our lives better in a thousand different ways.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-09ca1c327bef85d9aa1be65e8f2b5f4f fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-09ca1c327bef85d9aa1be65e8f2b5f4f\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s disheartening that Mother&#8217;s Day now promotes abortion as a gift. This contradicts the essence of motherhood. 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