Mother’s Day: A First-Time Dad’s POV
Gratitude: few things are as life-altering as being in this loving state. Gratitude can melt your stress levels down. It can lighten the heaviest of days, and it can help bring you back to the present. Gratitude has the power to completely change your perception from a state of angst to one of hope. As I reflect on the days following my wife’s first Mother’s Day, there is one word that truly encompasses all that I feel: grateful.
Granted, there are others that may fit: Supermom, Badass Boss B!@$#, my better half (ok these are phrases, but I digress). I am grateful because there is no chance that we could have built this life if not for her.
Seriously, y’all, my job is so much easier than hers. She gave birth to a tiny human! That singular event was harder than anything I could ever do, and it didn’t stop there. She has nourished our baby for over nine months –tripling our daughter’s body weight with nothing but the nutrients from her body. WILD! Now, on the daily, she is our head of marketing, designs all of our promotional materials, runs our advertising, and balances our business accounting books; all the while seeing patients full-time *on top* of all of her motherly duties! Seriously, she has 6 full-time jobs condensed into 1. How does she make it work? How does any mother, really? When anyone finds out, please share.
The other day after a busy morning shift, Ashley communicated to me that she was feeling down on herself, that she was having a hard time connecting and being present with her patients. She mentioned having a slight headache, and overall felt very heavy. I immediately went into “How can I fix this?” mode. Most of the time, my wife just needs a sympathetic ear when she is having a bad day. Turns out, this was one of the few times where that urge to help was warranted! Long story short: she was overdue for an adjustment and she got one! Free of charge. Happy Mother’s Day, sweetheart. Her headache melted away and she had a sense of peace wash through her body. The afternoon shift was a different story! She was cool, calm, and CONNECTED to herself and her patients the entire time! It's amazing how much can change so quickly after a NUCCA chiropractic adjustment.
Did that last bit catch your interest? 😏
Like I said– most days my wife just needs a sympathetic ear when she is having a bad day. On the days where she is out of alignment, her responsibilities feel so much harder to complete. With the chiropractic adjustment, her capacity to accomplish things and manage stress increases. That’s what chiropractic is all about! When she’s in alignment, she is better able to keep functioning at her superhuman pace. Could she do them otherwise? Sure. But if she could do all those things without the added headaches, brain fog, and/or chronic pain that is so common in the postpartum period– why not?
This message goes out to the husbands and fathers out there with wives and mothers who do more on a daily basis than we could ever imagine. To continue the celebration of mothers, I encourage you to show your gratitude and give your wife the gift of increased capacity by setting up an appointment for her with your local trusted chiropractor (we know a couple in the Greenville, SC area 😉). You may find a side effect of increased happiness, decreased irritability, and an overall increased sweetness on you!
