Shortly after giving birth to my first child I called my mom. “Thank you for loving me so much,” I said. I had always known that my mom loved me, but until I had my own child I could not understand the depths of her love. I believe the same will be true for my own children. They know I love them, but they won’t begin to grasp the intensity of my love unless they have children of their own.  I have never left that I’ve had to prove to my mom that I love […]