MP Definition by Sam Thewlis (Birmingham, England)

Freelance Writer * Mother of 2

What is mummy power?

Mummy power is that special quality that mummies have which makes them all supermummy.Mummy power is what gets you through the pregnancy, when you are tired and heavy, with ankles the size of tree-trunks, acid reflux and varicose veins. Mummy power gives you the strength to push when you know you haven’t the tiniest scrap of energy left. Mummy power is what gets you out of bed at 4am every night for a month. 

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MP Story by Bailey Vincent Clark (Staunton, VA)

Stay-at-Home Mom / Writer / Teacher * Mother of 1 * Make Over Mamma

I didn’t know that I had any Mommy Power inside of myself (or ever could) until my very first day of motherhood. After spending my entire life torturing my own mother (as the baby of five) and thinking I would do everything differently from her… I have now realized that my greatest goal in life would be to give my own children even a portion of the childhood and foundation that she gave us.

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MP Definition by Dena Joy Morrison (Allen, TX)

Stay-at-Home Mom * Mother of 4

Mommy power begins even before the babies arrive, when one of the things you love about your man is that he is going to be an incredible father…when you quit every unhealthy habit you have–from smoking to caffeine ON the day you find you are pregnant…it’s overcoming the panic in the middle of the night when you contemplate the REALITY of birth…it’s pouring over millions of options and choosing the perfect name for YOUR precious new one. It’s when you choose the best birth plan for your baby, and having the courage to change it, even right in the middle…

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MP Definition by Teresa (Bronx, NY)

Student * Mother of 2

My definition of mommy power is to be able to maintain control of your family by being a friend mother and in other cases for only parents a dad. Communicating with your kids and gain trust and respect you deserve. Mommy power also means giving respect and being able to earn the same amount of respect back or even more. Being a role model for your children taking them to high perspectives of life and showing them to be independent. What I would also like to add is (to gain respect you have to earn respect)

Potomac mom raises awareness about lives of military families (source: Gazette.net)

This is a truly moving story about Alison Buckholtz, a mother of two from Potomac, MD who has written a book about her husband’s recent deployment and her life in a military family. This brings to light the strength military moms must have to continue on while their husbands are deployed. For more informatio about Alison and her book, visit her website – www.standingbybook.com. This is Mommy Power!

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MP Definition by Julie (Pittsburgh, PA)

Children’s Librarian * Mother of 1 (almost 2) * Reading Together

Mommy Power is holding a sick child all night long hoping she feels better soon then going to work for eight hours while worrying about her at home all day. Mommy Power is waking up in the middle of the night to rescue a stuffed animal or put the covers back on. Mommy Power is knowing what your child needs when your child needs it and having the power to provide it. Mommy Power is teaching your child: the abc’s, please and thank you, and that every day you will be there with a hug and kiss to make it all better. Mommy Power is everyday waking up and loving your kids for who they are, what they are becoming and doing what you can to guide them to be the best they can be. Mommy Power is being they best you can be despite being sick, tired, guilty or doubtful because you are MOM, MOMMY, MAMA. Mommy Power is in every mom.

MP Definition by Donna Dee (Boston, MA)

Teacher / Writer * Dee Tales

From one teacher’s point of view, Mommy Power is that adrenaline that rolls her out of bed in the morning to help her kids start the day and get to school on time. It’s the mother who sits down and plays my little teacher-made math games with her child and actually writes me a note about how it went. It’s the mother who hates confrontation but will speak her mind when she feels that her child is being treated unfairly. It’s the mother who takes two buses and a train in the morning to deliver her little girl to our school and then does the same thing six hours later to be there with a big smile on her face to greet her daughter at the day’s end.

MP Story by Stephanie Fredrickson (Howell, MI)

Web Designer * Mother of 3 (minus 1) * Sweet Boutique Design

My Mommy Power story: I have 3 children, 1 very special little boy who passed away from Neuroblastoma in 2000 at the age of 2 1/2. The other two girls that I have are thankfully healthy are 7 and 2 and are everything to me. I’ve had many bad things happen in my life. Quite a few good things too. I was lucky enough to be able to start my own business a couple of years ago that I had always dreamed of. Not really the way I wanted to though, it made me really sad and I should have been happy. The reason I was able to do that was my father passed away (he was my best friend) and left me a small inheritance. I decided to be the best I could at everything at that point. Read more »

MP Definition by Veronica Conners (Newfoundland, Canada)

Mom / Teacher / Writer * Mother of 3

There is a language between women that needs no words. There is an unspoken tie that binds them together through their heart strings and their emotions. When women reach out with their hands they touch with their hearts. From woman to woman a kinship exists that needs no formal acknowledgement. Within this kinship is a knowing that each is a comrade. A woman, a mother, a sister, a friend, an aunt, no matter the name a woman belongs to this army. This army carries with it a force that is unparalleled. Read more »

April 2009 Mommy of the Month – Michelle Obama

First Lady (aka – First Mom, Mommy in Chief)

How can our current first lady not be our first official Mommy of the Month? She is an inspiration to millions of mothers. Her responsibilities are first and foremost to her children and family. She has the enormous task of providing a level of normalcy for her children in such a surreal environment.  She has instructed the White House staff not to make her children’s beds and to do limited cleaning in their rooms because the girls are still required to do their daily chores. Homework, bedtimes, and other daily rituals of a child’s life are non-negotiable for Malia and Sasha. With the eyes of the world focused on her family, Michelle Obama protects the privacy and primacy of the First Family. She is a mommy we can all truly be proud of!

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