If you've seen this "Thank You, Mom" ad—produced by P&G—and haven't wept, your heart is made of stone. Watching these moms, from all around the world, sacrifice their time and energy to help their children excel and live their dreams to compete at the Olympics, resonates with any exhausted mother who has schlepped her kids to any number of programs, sports, dance recitals, auditions, etc. I just rewatched that ad and, once again, I got a big old lump in my throat witnessing that intense connection between a mom and her kids.
Of course, we do it for our children, because we love them and want them to succeed. And there's also a tiny piece that does it for us, on the extreme off chance that our little figure skater/rower/gymnast goes all the way. I can only imagine what it must feel like for a mom to be there at the Olympics, watching her child compete. Talk about the ultimate Proud Mom Moment. Did you know that for the moms of Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes, P&G has committed a total of $500,000 to help get them to the London 2012 Olympic Games?! What a fantastic initiative!
And this, my friend, is why I am exploding with excitement. I've been invited to attend the London Olympics in a couple of weeks, to meet, chat, and celebrate the moms behind the athletes! As the "Proud Sponsor of Moms," P&G has created the Thank You, Mom program to celebrate and thank moms all around the world. And I will be there, up close and personal, to witness these incredible emotions firsthand! I'm literally planning on carrying a box of tissues with me, because I just know I'm going to be bawling the entire week.
Visit Facebook.com/PGEverydayCanada for more information on the Thank You, Mom tour, and to stay up-to-date on Team Canada Athletes.
P&G Proud Sponsor of Moms.
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