Happy Canada Day!

Surrogates

They reached out 

to the still 

warm from bed

treasures,

that I handed to

them at dawn.

They loved

and nurtured

and fussed

and fretted

and adored

and nuzzled

and RAISED

my children.

They allowed

me to go to work

with the

peace of mind

that every mother

craves,

but rarely receives.

Beverly

Kim

Safta

Starla

you have

strongly

impacted

what my kids

will look back on

as their childhood.

Your flawless

third party parenting,

has made a

permanent contribution

to who they are today.

Eternal gratitude

is only a fraction

of what I owe you.

As my youngest

embarks on his

own road to 

independence,

we are child care free

for the first time in

sixteen years.

Thank you

Merci

Todah

Sally