Mother

I am one. I have one. I'm lucky.
Both states of being are a lot of things:
A great blessing, and a joy, and a source of stress, resentment, love, regret, hard work, emotional outbursts, lessons in humility, beauty, tenderness, harsh words, tearing your hair out, crushing your teeth at night, anticipation, surprise, angst, eternal bond.
I wouldn't give any of it up for anything.
This is one of my favorite images - a few years old now.