Ep. 181: A Mother's Day Special with Doro and Tricia
Join us for this special Mother’s Day episode of Health Gig. Doro and Tricia speak on the ever-changing roles of motherhood. They share their wisdom, challenges and take a look back at Mother’s Days past. Listen in as Tricia and Doro share all things motherhood!
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Quotes:
The role of the mother, no matter who's playing that role, it's such an important role. Tricia Reilly Koch
There are so many mothers who might not have children biologically but are equally as great to daughters and sons that might not be theirs. They give that mother's energy that makes them feel safe. Doro Bush Koch
It’s a great day to feel grateful for the mothers we have, the mothers that stepped in for us, for our grandmothers, for our daughters that are mothers, and a lot of men that have filled the role of a mother. Tricia Reilly Koch
Show Notes:
Doro Bush Koch: You have two boys and two girls. I have two boys and two girls. We share a lot in common when it comes to motherhood.
Tricia Reilly Koch: I think the earliest, earliest stages of motherhood were those years when you were looking forward to when you were going to start your family.
Tricia Reilly Koch: Then you're pregnant, which is an exciting time in itself. Then it hits you, then you have your little baby.
Doro Bush Koch: You never realized you could have so much love for that baby.
Doro Bush Koch: I don't know whether to be embarrassed about this or proud of it, but three out of the four were 10 pounds plus.
Doro Bush Koch: I just remember being a parent of teenagers and actually being kind of afraid of what they were going to get into.
Tricia Reilly Koch: I think we were doing a lot of things maybe that weren't that necessary, you know, that might have added a lot of stress to our already somewhat stressful weekends.
Tricia Reilly Koch: So now that they become adults, you're not going to not be involved in their lives. Right?
Doro Bush Koch: All right, take a step back. This is not your life. They are adults.
Doro Bush Koch: My mom, if she were born in a different generation, could have run a company.
Doro Bush Koch: But she always had opinions and she always had advice. You know, she would say things to me like, the most important things in life aren't ‘things’.
Doro Bush Koch: My mom was the one that kept the train running.
Tricia Reilly Koch: She was really sweet and is really sweet.
Tricia Reilly Koch: She's actually beginning to have sort of the early stages of Alzheimer's and dementia.
Tricia Reilly Koch: I think that's also when we talk about the stages of motherhood as daughters in our mother's age, it's tough to watch them suffer so.
Tricia Reilly Koch: She was overwhelmed with five kids, one with special needs, you know. So as a result, she was very organized.
Tricia Reilly Koch: Our mother taught us a lot about respecting people with disabilities. Both my mother and father were very much advocates.
Doro Bush Koch: One of the things that she taught me was not to take life too seriously. She had a very funny sense of humor, and she saw the humor in just about everything.
Tricia Reilly Koch: There's so much you want to tell them, but then you see they're having their own experience.
Tricia Reilly Koch: So it's now having a granddaughter and just, oh my gosh, can't believe it.
Tricia Reilly Koch: one thing that we talked about recently was how there are so many mothers who might not have children biologically, but that are greater mothers or in some cases are equally as great mothers to daughters and to sons that might not be theirs, biologically.
Tricia Reilly Koch: I have two sisters. They didn't have children. So they are absolutely amazing influences on my children. And I know my kids think of them as like second, third moms.
Doro Bush Koch: There are some really valuable roles for women to mentor and mother, not just their own children, or if they don't have children, other women, other children.
Doro Bush Koch: Nothing replaces your mother if you lose your mother.
Tricia Reilly Koch: we're so lucky that we got to actually be the mothers and to watch our children grow up. I think that's really one of the biggest joys, obviously, of our lives.
Doro Bush Koch: My wish is that all mothers and all pseudo mothers and all fathers and all everyone be safe and healthy and feel loved and give love.
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TriciaReillyKoch, DoroBushKoch, HealthGig, Mother, Mothers, Mothering, Family, Grandparents, Grandchildren, Grandmother, Friendship, Health, Wellness, PhysicalHealth, MentalHealth, SpiritualHealth, Routine, HealthCare, Longevity