As a Mom, What ONE Thing Would You Want or Ask For?

THis is an easy one 4 me, my sister and family to have their 20 yr old son bk that they and we lost in a tragic accident 2 yrs ago.

I'd want MORE kids... only have one and he's been the love of my life.. I am so grateful, would love to have had more.. but I don't think it's in the cards...

OMG! A cleaning lady to clean my bathrooms and all of my floors once a week. THAT would be awesome.
Alas, that will not happen, so I am resigned to simply dream -- and clean those bathrooms and floors myself.
LBC

For me this is easy. I would ask to have my good health back, I have been so sick during my daughters life I haven't been able to be the kind of mother I wanted to be. And now, I am not sure that I will be around to see my children grow up.. So I would ask to be cancer free more than any money or additional help, although those things are nice they really mean nothing in the long run.

I want a maid. :) :) :) At least once a week.

For someone else to clean the bathrooms , I hate that job!

I would do away with developmental disablities.

M.

I want the whining to stop!!!!!

This is a tough question. My first idea was money, then I could buy all the help I wanted. My second idea was my Dad back. He died this past March and I miss him. However, he was sick and in a lot of pain. He is in a better place now. I just miss him.

However, the thing I want most is my son to have been able to go to kindergarten at our local catholic church this year. He is five, and he went to Pre-K at our local Catholic school last year. His sister attends the school. But my son has some issues related to the seizures he had three years ago and the drugs he was on for the past three years, but they should have let him come. Legally I could force them, but that isn't the point -- they don't want him. I'll never understand how my church could turn their back on him. He is only five, and it is only kindergarten. But if I could have anything in the whole world, it would be for my little guy to be able to go to kindergarten. I would like to see him in the Christmas play, and I would like to see him at kindergarten graduation, and we'll never get that. It stinks!

Honestly, if I could change one thing it would be that NO ONE in my house ever gets sick. This includes me, my husband, and my children because it is just the pits when someone gets sick. I know it's an unrealistic request but if I could I would ask!

This question makes me laugh because I thought "really only ONE thing?" lol So, after I thought about it for awhile I have come to the conclusion that I would ask for... My body back before I ever had any children... 100% stretchmark free and fit and toned :) There are some things you can't help while being pregnant. A close second place answer to this question was more time :)

Good question... really made me think about it!

little gifts from my husband once in a while just because he loves me
he's a great guy, just not very romantic

i would ask for more wisdom and patience. i hate doing laundry, and i am not the best cook, but i try my darnest best. but wisdom and patience? i could never have enough.

husband/kid would do what they are asked when asked so i don't have to spend so much energy reminding

What I want hasn't been invented yet. I want a non-dust/mess/sticky spot creating house and kids (and husband). I don't want someone to clean the house, I just want the house (and family) to NEVER CREATE THE MESS in the first place. I dream big, yeah, I know.

I'd want whatever money was needed for my kids' college education so that they could go to their best choice of schools and come out with no debt (the oldest starts college in 3 years, so this is a very real concern and not something way in the future for us)

Excellent free healthcare for my family.

No more kids (all kids not just mine) getting addicted to drugs.

all i ask (and i get it sometimes!) is a day or an evening or even a few hours, to myself. it's sooo delicious :) other than that i have everything i need....

a back yard for my daughter!

A winning lottery ticket for a really large (so well off you can retire here and now and never have to worry about bills and/or funding collage for your kids ever again) payout would be quite wonderful!

Sleep, sleep and more sleep....Oh I must have dozed off dreaming about more sleep!

wow!! I would go with us not being so messy!!
We are a messy family, so we have more cleaning to do. jajajaja
Although the help does sound tempting, LOL!!

My answer is going to sound superficial compared to many of these.... But I want a full time cleaning lady :)

def. more help with the kids - a part time nanny would be nice as my husband can't seem to handle both kids at the same time.

A cleaning service to come in and do my house every 1 to 2 weeks - I have the time to do it, but I hate it. I'd rather have the time to do anything else but clean.

Perhaps some of those Harry Potter house elves, so they can clean and cook as well. And a personal organizer. Oh wait, that's more than 1 thing...

OK, I know - I want a genie so he can grant me 3 wishes! Then I could ask for a mess-free house, all my meals cooked, and to have my parents back with me (they are now both in heaven, my mom just passed away in July from cancer).

I would like the same thing....MORE HELP! (Yes I have asked and haven't received much yet.)

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I would like the same thing....MORE HELP! (Yes I have asked and haven't received much yet.)

Appreciation!! Being a mom is sometimes a thankless job

FOr me...I have two boys ages 5 and 7 and we have no help at all!!!Its been just the two of us caring for our boys....our families are not helpfull at all!!!Its really taken its toll on our marriage unfortunately...we're both burned out beyond belief....We can't afford to hire a sitter so what can we do??So...my answer to your question would be more help/better support for sure!!

This is simple... for our life to continue as blessed as it is today. We have everything we need: love, happiness, our health, beautiful healthy happy child, and another on the way (I continue to pray for the health of our unborn child)

I am blessed and feel lucky everyday for the life I have!

same for me. a thank you would be nice too :)

we weekend away holed up in a hotel anywhere by myself!

i second another child unsure if it is in my future only god knows but i would love to have a little brother or sister for my son.

I wish I was more patient. I hate it when I loose my patience with my husband and adorable 3-year old. They both require a lot of patience... :)

my one thing as a mom i would change would be is my c-section scar on my belly
reason i am a exotic dancer and alot of people ask me how manykids i have, then i end up explaining what happend since it was an emergancy

bit if it were the other way as a v brith i would of changed the way i stocked up i would be more perpared with food a diapers

srrry it was so long but i hope u find what u are looking for

a full time nanny/housekeeper! that's not asking for much at all, is it? jk ;)

Alone time to go exercise regularly.

Acceptance on things you cannot change.

MLB, what a beautiful question. It is hard to only think one so between the 2 I picked 1. my husband having lived, 2.being kinder to my family under my stress it has to be #2. I wish that I had been kinder in all the stress we had. I have5 children#4 is a foster child we got at 16 that never left us. We were unable to do many things with our last child we could with the older 4 so he would listen to them all talk and feel badly( he has Asperger's Syndrome). But they adored him and gave him a great amount of support and love. I would have stresssed less over the stuff that didn't matter and encouraged them more inthe things that did with even more love and appreciation. I am very proud of all of them and the people they have become.