To Moms

In this heartfelt message, a mother reflects on the profound, life-changing journey of motherhood when her daughter asks if she should start a family. While her daughter anticipates the expected sacrifices—like less sleep and fewer vacations—the mother knows that the true impact of motherhood goes far deeper.

She describes the emotional vulnerability that comes with being a mother, the constant worry for a child’s safety, and the overwhelming love that reshapes priorities. She shares how a mother’s life is never the same—how even a successful career will take second place to the pull of a baby’s presence, how everyday decisions become deeply significant, and how her relationship with her husband will evolve in new and unexpected ways.

This message is a tribute to the sacred and beautiful calling of motherhood—a blessing from God that shapes a woman’s heart forever.

Cast: 1 (monolog)

Bible Reference: Isaiah 66:13

Set: standard

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props: none

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: 4

Sample of script:

FOR ALL THE MOMS I KNOW . . .

We are sitting at lunch when my daughter casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of "starting a family."

Daughter: We're taking a survey. (half-joking) Do you think I should have a baby?

Mother: It will change your life. (carefully keeping my tone neutral)

Daughter: I know. No more sleeping in on weekends, no more spontaneous vacations...

But that is not what I meant at all. I look at my daughter, trying to decide what to tell her. I want her to know what she will never learn in childbirth classes. I want to tell her that the physical wounds of childbearing will heal, but that becoming a mother will leave her with an emotional wound so raw that she will forever be vulnerable.

I consider warning her that she will never again read a newspaper without asking, What if that had been MY child? That every plane crash, every house fire will haunt her. That when she sees pictures of starving children, she will wonder if anything could be worse than watching your child die.

I look at her carefully manicured nails and stylish suit and think that no matter how sophisticated she is, becoming a mother will reduce her to the primitive level of a bear protecting her cub. That an urgent call of Mom! will cause her to drop a soufflé or her best crystal without a moment's hesitation.

I feel I should warn her that no matter how many years she has invested in her career, she will be professionally derailed by motherhood. She might arrange for childcare, but one day she will be going into an important business meeting and she will think of her baby's sweet smell.

She will have to use every ounce of her discipline to keep from running home, just to make sure her baby is all right. I want my daughter to know that everyday decisions will no longer be routine. That a five-year-old boy's desire to go to the men's room rather than the women's at McDonald's will become a major dilemma. That right there, in the midst of clattering trays and screaming children, issues of independence and gender identity will be weighed against the prospect that a child molester may be lurking in that restroom.

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