At any point in a mother’s day, there are at least three physical and countless Something spiritual. Whether it’s stressing about planning your child’s birthday, worrying about whether you’ll have enough gas to make it to baseball practice, or stressing about your own mom group, every mom I know has a busy mind. So when you ask your mother, “Hey, what are you thinking?”, you have to prepare yourself.
And moms have a lot on their minds this week. Now that the holidays are over, some moms are reeling from all the work it took to create magic for their families, while others are already working on what’s next: a new job, a new baby, a new birthday. Many mothers are worried about what 2026 will bring to their families and can’t help but think about breaking someone’s bones. I say there are a lot of things to think about; many To think.
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