Living and Loving – September 2019

96 | SEPTEMBER 2019 | L&L

“For me, it’s not so much what becoming a mother has taught me,

but what my daughter has taught me. She taught me to be patient,

laugh at everything, appreciate the small things we so often overlook,

to find wonder in every day, be open to learning all the time, have

a breakdown and cry when you need to, but to pick yourself up the

next moment and carry on. Also, no matter how tough it seems at the

time, anything is possible. And a hug fixes all problems.”

Hazel Saunders

COMPILED BY

KIRSTEN DAVIDS

“It

taughtme

thatIcanfunction

withoutsleep,that

Ihaveanendless

supplyofnurturingand

caringinme,andmore

patiencethanIcould

everimagine.Lovein

itspurestform.”

Anneeda Sacco-

Pekeur

Our readers sharetheir true feelings.

“Tonever

judgeother

moms! Especially

if you don’t have

kids of your own.”

Gerda Wallis

“Follow

yourownadvice.

Don’tbringyourkidsup

accordingtotheinternet.Also,
you’llalwayslovethembut
sometimestoughloveis
necessary.”
SharenBeryl
Carr
Naudè

“Ineverreally

knewhow

muchmy mom

lovedme.But

nowthatIhave

myown kids,I

knowwhatitis

toloveachild.”

MarliPeyper

“My kids

taughtme to be

strongandpatient −

nottomention how to

dealwith sleepless

nights.”

Hilda

Motingoe

“It’s quite scary

to realise one has

the power to influence

somone so much. I had to

learn to be very careful of

what I do and say. They

imitate everything but

still come with their own

unique personalities.”

Mpho MaFaith Le

Grace

back chat

What has

taught you?

becoming a mom

“The dishes and

washing can wait –live

in the now and love

every second of it.”

Lizaan Pietrangeli

“What it

feels like

to have my

heart walk

around

outside my

body.”

Athena

Coertze

“That

you’ll never

sleep again

like you once

did.”

Nazreen

Khan