For once in my life

i believed
that i was {whole}

i was a mother
my greatest joy and biggest struggle

my children complete me

the fact is
they do complete me
but they cannot be WHO i am
i need to be able to stand on my own two feet
and not allow everything they are going through be mine
as much as i want to
i cannot shelter them from pain
i cannot be there every time someone is cruel or hurtful
i cannot cover their ears from bad words
or their eyes from negative scenes

i cannot be that for them
but i have become even more complete
when i realize He has a path for them
and He placed me on this path with them for a reason