No mother on earth gets more kisses than dogmamas. Little tokens of affection continue throughout the day. A nuzzle here, a shy lick there, a full smack on the cheek later on. My kids never get too big to sit on my lap or play games with me. And there's always a cuddle when you're sick or sad.
Dogs are wise as the ages when it comes to love.
Like all mothers, my existence is often measured in tragedies averted, illnesses fought, injuries healed. And, like all new mothers, I learned to take it all in stride - after the first kid, that is. As a youth, Earnest vomited up a gigantic worm one midnight. Despite all the panic, nobody died. Like all mamas, I hold them while they get their vaccinations, comfort them when they're injured, pamper them when they're sick.