You are their world. You are their mum.

As I looked into the mirror, it spoke and said to me

“Remember that your focus is not what your children see.

Those eyes you think are lined and tired are the eyes your child looks to

When they’re scared, unsure or feeling sad, it’s your gaze, your eyes, it’s you.

Your hair I know you’ve never liked and now you think it’s going gray

But when you let them practice plaits, you’re the one who makes their day.

Your hands are dry, the skin less supple, your nails you think they’re poor

But when your child needs to cross the road, it’s your hand they’ll reach right for.

Your chest, What chest? I hear you say is a place of warmth and rest

There’s no other place they’d rather be – to them you are the best.

What you don’t see that your children do is that you are the World to them

They look right through the surface cracks and see …

Their Mum, their light, their gem”.

141 Comments

- - ChiWren said
  - 20 Dec 2023
    11:16 pm
This is so lovely. Makes me think of my own mum, and how I wish she could have seen me as a.mum myself.

- - mom125971 said
  - 30 Apr 2015
    8:06 pm
What a beautiful poem- heartfelt and sincere! Thank you for sharing.

- - jodiev1980 said
  - 28 Feb 2015
    9:22 am
This is such a beautiful poem.

- - mom94125 said
  - 04 Jan 2015
    10:14 pm
i love how my children light up when they see me and always say mummy really happily

- - eestigirl said
  - 25 Jun 2014
    6:58 pm
Very true sentiments. What our children value in us is not what the outside world might see.

- - Gracelow said
  - 29 May 2014
    3:44 pm
Beautifully written, very heart warming.

- - kazh said
  - 28 May 2014
    12:42 pm
That’s a really great outlook

- - catgrrl3 said
  - 27 May 2014
    7:49 pm
awww what a beautiful poem

- - kozack said
  - 24 May 2014
    8:36 pm
an absolutely beautiful poem

- - christial said
  - 17 May 2014
    8:08 pm
Such a gorgeous poem.. And so true too. Sometimes we just need to focus more on the positive things.

- - sarah_wardleworth said
  - 14 May 2014
    10:38 am
Good read thanks for the information

- - kabes20 said
  - 15 Apr 2014
    12:21 pm
Wow soo touching! Beautiful Poem!

- - memo said
  - 06 Apr 2014
    1:59 pm
What a wonderful poem, how lucky we are that our kids see our inner beauty! Awesome. My day is made when my young adult son comes up and gives me a hug unconditionally.

- - yyon4699 said
  - 27 Mar 2014
    9:14 pm
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing .

- - priyachirag said
  - 21 Mar 2014
    8:09 pm
Really lovely and heartwarming poem 🙂

- - angel_mon said
  - 19 Mar 2014
    8:06 pm
thank you for sharing this obviously personal poem

- - jenny9761 said
  - 15 Mar 2014
    5:29 pm
Your poem is really lovely,

- - mummy liana said
  - 04 Mar 2014
    5:33 pm
thanks for sharing was a great read

- - mle00 said
  - 20 Feb 2014
    10:46 pm
Go Nikki! its all about the here and now, reality is we were once someones little girl (or boy) too, time really does fly so fast you must embrace the now while it is here.

- - yyon4699 said
  - 29 Jan 2014
    12:41 pm
agree! i love this article!