What makes a mom, what a mom makes you?

So there could be a million arguments about what makes a mother. Giving birth? Having patience (endless)? Nurturing? Love? Kindness? So the theories abound. But think of it the other way, what does a mother make you? For me, becoming a mother made me quite a few things I didn't expect. I am a cook. A pretty darn good and inventive cook (after tonite's throw together a bunch of fridge-ables thank you) where as, in college I would have envisioned myself much more a baker then a cook. Being a mother has also turned me into a runner. Before I didn't need to run, I swam, stayed active, never incubated and then expelled a child within me. But now, I have no other physical outlet that accommodates my three kids then running along side my biking daughter while pushing my boys envisioning what my recovering body will look like even if the running produces results. And I have bad knees, but being a mom has made me do it. Being a mom has also turned me from a sex fiend into a docile, because it's about that time sex mom. (Priorities people- like sleep and TV). I know others who because of their new name tag (Mom), have been forced into a different shape. Like the friend who would have a spotless living quarter if she weren't burdened by children/husband who don't care about that toy over there, crumbs from the half eaten cracker mess, but she's a mom now and has learned to accept what will and won't bother her to save her sanity. So yes, there are many things that makes a mom, qualities, attributes, personalities, but there are a good many things that also mold you into a whole new shape that's got MOM stamped all across it?

And so what does daddy make you? (A mom three times over!)