A Multitude of Moms: How a Village of Mothers Saved Me & the Future of My Children by Angela Borneman

I did not have a conventional mother. This made for colorful memories, some humorous, many tragic. She "did the best she could," but as my therapist countered: "Maybe so. But it still wasn't good enough." (Thank GOD someone said that, and said it was OK to say that.) 

But God saw fit to provide me with a multitude of mothers over the years. I have been mothered by:

• gay men
• women in 12-step programs
• therapists
• a life coach
• my husband's mother
• step-aunts
• my sister who is 11 years my junior
• my sister's mother-in-law
• Oprah
• Louise Hay
• mommy communities
• countless friends 
• neighbors

Because of them, I am not a perfect mom to my own children, but I am a really good one. My children will never know the kind of deficit I experienced. And I am my own mother now. Where I exist now is both a soft and empowering place. And since the debt I owe to all those who have mothered me (and continue to!) into this place cannot be repaid, I pay it forward at every opportunity I am able.

Thank you to ALL OF YOU who MOTHER.

You are ALL PRICELESS.

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