May 12, 2025
🌸 What Mother’s Day is All About - We Are the Hansons 🌸
Celebrate the heart of motherhood with "We Are the Hansons" in this special Mother's Day episode. Join us as we dive into the true meaning of Mother’s Day, sharing heartfelt stories, unforgettable moments, and the joy of honoring the incredible moms in our lives. Whether you’re a mom, love a mom, or want to laugh and cry along with family tales, this episode is your perfect way to feel the love and appreciation. Tune in and discover why mothers are the heart and soul of every family.
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Hey, friends, welcome back to We Are the Hands Ends.
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I'm your host, Maya, and today we're diving into a
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topic that hits home for so many of us. Mother's Day. Now,
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if you're part of a big family like mine, mother's
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Day might not be peaceful or instagram perfect, but it's
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always meaningful, whether you're listening from the chaos of your minivan,
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hiding in the bathroom for a break, or walking off
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some of the morning's emotions. I just want to say,
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you're not alone, and this episode is for you. So
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let's settle in and talk about what this day is
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really all about. Mother's Day isn't perfection. It's about presence.
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It's about celebrating the love, the effort, the heart, and yes,
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the exhaustion that comes with being a mom. I think
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the beauty of Mother's Day is that it's really not
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about grand gestures. It's about those tiny, everyday things that
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we as moms do without thinking. Tying shoes, remembering field
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trip forms, hugging our kids who had a hard day,
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and managing to make spaghetti stretch when we're in between
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grocery trips. Those things matter even when no one else
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says it. They matter deeply. Now, let's talk about how
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kids see Mother's Day. I asked a couple of mine
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what the day means, and the answers were gold. One said,
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it's the day we're not supposed to ask you for anything.
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Another said it's when we write stuff about you being
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the best mom in the world because you are. And
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the littlest said when we give you food you didn't
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cook and try not to yell. It reminded me our
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kids really do see us, even if they don't always
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show it in the ways we wish. They're watching. They
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notice how we show up and they want to make
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us smile. Sometimes what they give isn't perfect, but it's precious.
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It's a cran scribbled card or a dandelion okay with
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roots still attached, and behind every sticky note that says
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I love you, mom is a heart that means it.
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Being a young mom, just a teenager, really, my first
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Mother's Day didn't come with brunch or flowers. It came
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with a deep sense of responsibility and love. I didn't
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need much that day. I just needed to feel like
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I was doing okay, And honestly, some years that's still
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all I need, just to feel like I'm doing all right,
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They're okay, I'm okay. We're figuring this out. Motherhood for
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me has never been about being perfect, because nobody is perfect.
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It's about growing, healing, stretching, and learning how to love
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better every single day, even on the days when it's tough.
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And if you've ever had one of those Mother's days
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that just don't feel special, please hear me when I
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say your worth isn't measured by the way the day goes.
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Your worth is measured by the lives your shaping our children.
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There's another side to Mother's Day we don't talk about enough,
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the grief, the bittersweet memories, and the quiet headaches. For
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those who've lost their moms or those who are estranged,
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this day can reopen wounds for women who long to
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become mothers or have lost a child, it can feel
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incredibly isolating, and so today I want to say to you,
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your experience is valid, you are remembered, you are loved,
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and this podcast it's a safe space for those feelings too.
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One of my most emotion was the year I sat
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in the Nike You. My body was still healing, my
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heart was overwhelmed, and my baby was hooked to machines.
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I didn't feel strong or celebrated. I just felt raw.
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But even in that pain, I felt so deeply connected
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to the identity of being a mom, because even in
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the hard, especially in the hard, motherhood shows up. Our
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traditions aren't fancy, but there ares The kids try to
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let me sleep in keyword try. My husband usually helps
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them make breakfast, and I pretend not to notice the
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powernered sugar explosion in the kitchen. There's always homemade cards,
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some funny, some sweet, and some that I can't read
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because apparently spelling is optional. And we spend the day together,
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which for me is the best gift, having all my
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kids together. I don't care about the gifts. I just
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want to be able to see my children, my grandchildren.
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One year, they surprised me with a Mom Awards ceremony.
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I got a homemade crowned made from pipe cleaners and
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a song about my magic mom powers. I laughed so
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hard I cried. That's the stuff I'll remember forever. Or
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the pancakes that Madison made me that spelled out the
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word mom. I want every mom listening to hear this
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loud and clear. You are doing better than you think
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you are not failing. You're learning your love is enough.
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Even if your house is loud and your laundry is
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never done, even if your teenager rolls their eyes and
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your younger one is throwing a fit while you're trying
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to listen to this. You are worthy of celebration, and
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not just today, but every single day. Take a moment
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and yes, right now, to breathe in. Say to yourself,
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I am doing sacred work and I am loved. I
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am enough. So to every mama listening, whether your knee
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deep in diapers, navigating teens, grieving a loss, or celebrating
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with your feet up today, I just want to say,
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you're doing an incredible job. How do we celebrate as
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a family? So, how we celebrate Mother's Day now? Honestly,
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it depends on the year. Some years we go out,
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some years we stay in pajamas and order takeouts. Most
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of the time my husband cooks out for us on
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the grill, and I usually want to stay home because
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we can be ourselves, We can enjoy without having people
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staring at us and think, man, them people are crazy
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with all them kids. And that's honest to God truth.
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Because anytime we go somewhere with a large family. People
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stare at us because of all the kids we have,
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and I don't care about that. But sometimes you get
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those people that make snarky remarks, and I'm the type
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of person that I'll say something that's just how I am. Okay,
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let's lighten it up for a second. I want to
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share a few of my favorite and funniest Mother's Day memories.
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One year, my kids decided to give me a spot. Ay.
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Sounds great, right until I realized that meant cucumbers on
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my eyes, yogurt in my hair, and a foot rub
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from my five year old who thought lotion and glue
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were interchangeable. Another time, they woke me up very early
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in the morning because surprise, we made you pancakes. I
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came to the kitchen to find flour all over the
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place and pancakes stuck to the ceiling. But you know what,
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It's still one of my favorite memories because it was
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from their hearts, because I was loved. As we wrap
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up today, I just want to say, from the bottom
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of my heart, thank you. Thank you for being part
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of the Handsome Family through this podcast. Thank you for listening,
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for showing up, and for doing the hard and holy
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work of motherhood. And to the dad's, uncles, grandparents, friends.
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Don't forget to remind the mom's in your life how
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much they mean. A kind word goes a long way.
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If you enjoyed today's episode, please share it with another
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mama who might need some encouragement, and don't forget to
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follow rate and leave a review for us. You can
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you all had a blessed Mother's Day.
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