mother’s day, take two.

“What more could a mom ask for?”

A mom could ask to be able to take her son to swim lessons each morning.

A mom could ask to come home and open the books and teach from the homeschool curriculum she’s so excited about.

A mom could ask to not set her kids up at the breakfast table with cereal and then crawl back into bed.

A mom could ask to wait on and pamper their daddy after his surgery.

A mom could ask to play hide and seek and have a tea party and read books.

A mom could ask to be the ones to take her kids to the park instead of letting the nanny do it.

A mom could ask to cook dinner for her family . . . a full spread with the meat and starch and two veggies.

A mom could ask not to have to cancel the week’s play dates because she just doesn’t have the energy.

A mom could ask to not put her hands over her eyes when her kids shout and joke and climb on her because her head just hurts so bad.

It isn’t all necessary, she knows.

But she can ask.

It’s the best Mother’s Day, and the hardest Mother’s Day.