January 2, 2023, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less), write a story about a sabbatical. Who needs one or has had one? What kind of tension could a rest create? Where can a break take your story? Go where the prompt leads!
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Can I take a break from parenting? A sabbatical from being a mom?
Ah….I know the answer so don’t bother replying. Once a mom, always a mom, even when we don’t need to be. All my kids have crossed their thirtieth birthday, and officially I am not required to mother them. But….
My mother hen instincts override the reality of reason and need many a time and I carry on as if their welfare depends on my actions, till they, irritated tell me to step out of the way so that they can carry on with their parenting duties.
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Word count; 99
In response to 99 Word Story- Sabbatical, hosted by Charli Mills
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Keep it alive 
Aww. So true!
Motherhood is one of the few life-time responsibilities that carries on even after they are all grown with families.
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Absolutely right Cyn. One can never stop being a parent, till alive.
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Great prompt! Heartwarming, funny and beautiful 👏🏾👏🏾
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Thanks Matilde. 🌷❤️🌹
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Mothers do a wonderful job. Being a dad was much easier!
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My dad was a wonderful person and he raised us there siblings as both a father and a mother.
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When push comes to shove we get put in our place Sadje! 🤣So true!!! 💗
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That is true. We are firmly put in our places 🥹
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Try as we might.. lol! 💞
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Lol 😂🥹😍
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😁 I can relate, from the other end of the stick Sadje 😉 but I’ve often heard that no matter how big your kids grow, they will always be your joy and your worry. 🤍
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That is I think a very apt saying. We love them and worry about them till we are alive.
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🤍🤍🤗
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💖💖💖
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Good one, Sadje! No breaks allowed for moms 🙂
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Thanks Paula. Yup, very true.
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Yes, we continue to be Moms, no matter how old our children are. It’s just the love and mother instincts that make it so. Thanks, Sadje!
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Absolutely right O’Nika. It’s an instinct and we can’t help ourselves.
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Lots of truth in your post 💯 Thru the years although often quite concerned with regards to adult children’s welfare I refrain from offering up advice ~ found it better to listen, support and only share if asked for Mother’s input.
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Thanks June. Yes advice goes down well when asked for.
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Great prompt! I think kids need you more and more the older they get.
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Yes, they do but their needs and requirements change
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There’s no magic age where we quit being the mother. Maybe it’s when our children feel the need to take care us in our old age.
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Very right EA.
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You’re never too old to need your mother…the way you need them morphs through the years, but the need is the same. Wonderfully written, Sadje! 💞💞💞
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Thank you so much my friend
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I know they appreciate having your care and nurture. That is something they will never outgrow.
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Thanks Dora! I hope they do appreciate and pass it on by teaching their children the same.
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It’s not easy to stop being mom.
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Never. It’s ingrained in our DNA.
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I know……
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Lovely story, Sadje. I was just thinking about this the other day. Parenting never ends, it just changes and iterates over time.
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Absolutely right Jeff. Once we become a parent, it becomes a part of our identity
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That’s exactly so, my friend.
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Yeah. My mom never stops being a mom and I love her for that.
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💕😍🥰
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I’ve heard this sentiment that “once a mom, always a mom” from other women in my life too. Great take on the prompt.
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Thanks Nichole. Yes, it’s more or less the truth.
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Great post!
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Thanks Sajjida
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My daughter has been on her own for many years, been married a couple and yet I still want to “take care of her.” It is a mom thing forever.
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Oh yes it’s an instinct that we cannot overcome.
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