QOTD

What was the best moment in your life and why.. the birth of your child, your wedding, graduation from a school or college.

I would have to say the day the adoption of my children became final. They didnt understand why but that was the day I knew they were mine and no one could take them away from me. I have never had the joy of having a child so this is as close as I could get to having my own.. there is a lot of work in adopting a child.. and to achieve all of that to make them my own was just fantastic. The worst day in my life was the day my mother past away. We had been astranged for years because she didnt accept my lifestyle. She didnt want me at the hospital and my father finally called me to let me know she was there (I am an only child). by the time I got there she was gone. She never got to see my children and find out that I made a good life for myself and them.. although I dont believe she would of cared. to her I was a disease that she wanted no part of.. she made that clear for many years.. Guys if I ever say anything to you hear this.. no matter what your kids do or are.. never loose fact that they are yours, and love them unconditionally cause someday you could be gone and never have the chance to make it right.

This is a good one! Carla, I can relate to the passing of your Mom on lots of levels! .... My best moment: Kind of hard to explain. I went through years of infertility with my husband just desperately trying to have a child. I took a lot of fertility drugs, finally got pregnant, but it ended in a miscarriage. Started back up on fertility drugs, got pregnant, but went for my ultrasound and they couldn't find a heartbeat. I was told I'd lose that child also. So I waited and went back for another ultrasound and there was a heartbeat! So, that moment was incredible for me! I was overjoyed but also scared because I was so afraid it wouldn't last. But, I managed to hang onto that pregnancy and my daughter was born 5 weeks premature but healthy! She is now almost 7 years old! Fast forward a few years and I got pregnant with my son, without fertility drugs. My pregnancy with him went smoothly and he was born on time and he is now almost 3 years old. They are the joy in my life! My worst moment was when my Mom died. She was in the hospital for a month just suffering before she finally passed away. This was before I had children and in the hospital she told me she wished that I would some day have children. At that time she wasn't aware of my severe fertility issues but she knew how badly I wanted to be a mom. Anyway, she died before I ever got pregnant and it just breaks me up inside! Knowing that she suffered so much and then also that she never knew my children. I still have a hard time dealing with it! But, I have my sweet babies now and I hope she somehow knows about that and can be happy knowing I finally got to be a Mom! Deanna

Wow.. that is a truely special moment.. and than to be blessed with two.. you are a lucky mom and they are lucky children to have. you. I know loosing a parent is tough. My mom was very sick the last few years of her life and just went into a coma one day and died 3 days later of some strange infection. You can take solace in knowing that your mom is smiling down on you each day watching you with those beautiful children and I bet she is so proud..