Write a story about a day in the life of a mother.

Posted in Narrative on Oct 26, 2022

Submissions are closed

Sorry, we are not accepting submissions for this prompt as it is not part of an active contest. Make sure you don't miss our next contest by creating your free Reedsy Prompts account.

Or create a new Reedsy account:

Why not check out our active contest?

✍️ 55 stories

“MOTHERHOOD ” by Eunice Ndoh

Submitted to Contest #20

‘Mummy I want more sauce’, Kemi prodded me on my arm to get my attention.These days he ate like a hungry lion more than what a little child of his age should be eating. This was his third helping and the sauce left in the pot was for his father. He would not understand unless I showed him the empty pot. ‘Look, there is none left for your father to eat again. See, the pot is empty now’, I said as I tapped the empty pot to show him. He shrugged his shoulders and left with his plate. In as much as I wished often for my children to be on holiday...

0 comments 0

Read story

“The Wait” by T. L. Hanigan

Submitted to Contest #20

Sipping her coffee, Kate Baker mindlessly scrolled on social media. All the while checking the time and waiting to hear her daughters' door open for the first time this morning.She'd gotten her three daughters up about twenty minutes ago, so they should be dressed by now - doesn't mean they were, of course. With her husband, Daniel Baker, away, Kate was struggling to keep herself together. It wasn't fair to her that he was gone for this long. Though she knew he was safe, it still kept her up at night.Kate didn't know the ...

0 comments 0

Read story

“Daily Ritual” by Raegan Burkett

Submitted to Contest #20

In school, they ask me what my biggest fear is, and I sit quietly, seriously considering this question. My mind flashes to my future and what I expect of myself and how I want to live my life. I sift through the people that I have grown up around, and who I have to look up to as examples. My mom comes to mind; Her tired eyes but warm smile. I think of her life and routine, the slivers of it that I see. She is already awake when I get up at 5:30 in the morning for school. I walk into the kitchen and she is standing by the stove, preparing eg...

0 comments 0

Read story

“A day for Alexandra and her little sun” by William Davis

Submitted to Contest #20

The pitter-patter of small feet woke Alex from here sleep but she didn’t open her eyes knowing what was coming, with a small smile she felt a dip in her bed a few moments before little hands began to press on her shoulder,” mommy time to get the sun is shining.”Opening her eyes Alex looked at her three-year-old son who rose with the sun ironic seeing as she named him Elio. Making a exaggerated groan she rolled on top of Elio pinning him to the bed,” I don't wanna the bed is warm, the house is cold and I have my little sun right here.” giggli...

0 comments 0

Read story

“Riding the Cyclone” by Jane Pait

Submitted to Contest #20

“What! Triplets! Really!” Both parents were stunned. After years of trying to get pregnan...

0 comments 0

Read story

“A Mother's Life” by Ali Hagag

Submitted to Contest #20

Wake up. Eat. Work. Sleep. That's all I do. My body yearns for relaxation but my mind forces me to stay on track. Wake up. Eat. Work. Sleep. I help everybody, but I never help myself. Wake up. Eat Work. Sleep. Will the cycle ever change? I'm stuck here, but still happy. Mixed emotions always rush through me. I have to try to make myself happy. My kids always need me, but I feel I need them more. Through all my work and agony, I still have something to come back to. I was always salivating for their neverending joy and comfort. When I start...

0 comments 0

Read story

“The Gig” by Annie Percik

Submitted to Contest #20

The music pounded through Emma’s chest and skull. The venue was crowded and dark, except for pinpoints of light scattered through the crowd as eager audience members raised their mobile phones to record bits of the show.The man standing at centre stage had longish pale blond hair, artfully designed to appear carelessly disarrayed. He was thin to the point of looking ill, in Emma’s opinion, his slender body outlined by a thin black shirt and tight black trousers. Black crow feathers stuck up from his hair and his look was finished...

0 comments 0

Read story

“A mom for Onyx” by Becky Vodek

Submitted to Contest #20

“Are you sure this is the right apartment building?” “Yes, patience. She is perfect. She will make a great mom for BC1151.” BC4 and BC24 hide behind the yellow fire hydrant waiting for their target to appear. “There she is, follow her. Then I will make my final decision.” I live in the city and walk the ten blocks to work every morning. Rain or shine. Snow or sun. Hot or cold. Every day flows into the next and it all begins to blur into one uneventful existence. Until an unseasonably warm, De...

0 comments 0

Read story

“My mum's Little Diary” by Mercy Duke

Submitted to Contest #20

“Jayden! Lenon! Hurry up you will be late for school” this voice would call us every morning when I and my younger brother were in the bathroom. We used to wake up at 5:am every school day and go to bath. Daily we would play games in the bathroom and forget we were supposed to be early for school. I was in Grade 4 and my young brother Lenon was in Grade one.“Okay mum, we are almost done” I would always answer from the bathroom. This was my daily answer even if she called before we started bathing. Sometimes I and my brother would play games ...

0 comments 0

Read story

“Heart's Desire” by Amari Byrd

Submitted to Contest #20

Kisandra rose to the blare of her alarm, a slight groan slipping out of her mouth as she slowly grabbed her phone to turn the alarm off. Still sitting in her bed she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and got out of her bed with a stretch. Kisandra walked down the hall to her children’s room to wake them up for school. She had two twin children, both of them were eight-years-old. She had a daughter named Ella and a son named Eric. Kisandra shook them awake and picked out their clothes to wear for school while they...

0 comments 0

Read story

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a character who starts out as a pessimist and ends as an optimist. (Or vice versa.)

Character – 46 stories

Write a story about a character experiencing anxiety.

Character – 83 stories

Write a story about a character who would be described above all else as "logical."

Character – 31 stories

Write a story about a character experiencing independence for the first time.

Teens – 59 stories

Contest #20

Enter our weekly contest!

This week's theme: Quite the Character

$50

Prize money

274

Contest entries

0

Stories

Ended on 23:59 - Dec 20, 2019 EST

Won by Amy St. Pierre 🏆

Title: At Home

View details

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

We'll send you 5 prompts each week. Respond with your short story and you could win $250!

Menu

CONNECT

BLOG

APPS

TOOLS

ABOUT

Write a story about a day in the life of a mother.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 55 stories

“MOTHERHOOD ” by Eunice Ndoh

“The Wait” by T. L. Hanigan

“Daily Ritual” by Raegan Burkett

“A day for Alexandra and her little sun” by William Davis

“Riding the Cyclone” by Jane Pait

“A Mother's Life” by Ali Hagag

“The Gig” by Annie Percik

“A mom for Onyx” by Becky Vodek

“My mum's Little Diary” by Mercy Duke

“Heart's Desire” by Amari Byrd

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a story about a character who starts out as a pessimist and ends as an optimist. (Or vice versa.)

Write a story about a character experiencing anxiety.

Write a story about a character who would be described above all else as "logical."

Write a story about a character experiencing independence for the first time.

Contest #20

Enter our weekly contest!

$50

Prize money

274

Contest entries

0

Stories

Win $250 in our short story competition 🏆

Explore more writing prompt ideas: