Most important job in the world

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A mother is the bank in which we deposit all our hopes and worries. She is the glue that holds together our day-to-day. And the one who, seeing there are five mouths and four pieces of pie, promptly announces she never did care for pie.

Tracy Dyck, owner of Sweets of Eden cafe, adds extra sugar and spice to the word mom.

After her divorce two years ago, Dyck swapped her stay-at-home mom routine for that of entrepreneur.

With the support of her three daughters, this supermom boldly invested in a family business that would ensure the future of her family.

"After the divorce, my daughters and I were looking for something that we could do together," Dyck said.

"We had been reading the ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ book on how to handle your finances and how to grow them, and we decided we were all going to learn. We do all our stuff together."

Dyck and her girls also enrolled in an accounting course to prepare for the economic endeavour.

Stephanie, 20, Laura, 18, and Kristin, 9, eagerly take part in the daily happenings at the cafe, located at 363 First St.

Dyck attributes her family’s tight-knit living and working relationships to the time spent homeschooling her girls.

"Because we have developed a strong relationship all along, they sometimes mother me," Dyck said with a laugh.

"They have no problem telling me how they feel because we have open lines of communication. We respect each other. They are equals, as far as I’m concerned. And it’s in that way that we can have a working relationship."

Having the girls around to help out with the simple day-to-day — whether at home or at work — surpasses even the most elaborate Mother’s Day gift, Dyck said.

"It’s not the big things that Mom needs; it’s the little things," she said.

"We work our butts off. We’re 24-7, 365. Every little bit (the kids)do is huge. Even doing the dishes is huge! It really doesn’t take that much — just doing that little bit for mom on a daily basis."

Women have a tendency to put others first, Dyck says, even if that means leaving themselves out of the to-do list.

"I think the most important thing for mothers to learn is how to take care of ourselves," Dyck said.

"Motherhood, in my opinion, is the most important job on Earth because the hand that rocks the cradle truly does rule the world. And if we don’t take the time to raise our kids, society falls apart.

"But we are constantly giving to everybody else. I’m still learning how to stop and rest — to find a balance between the responsibility of taking care of my kids and taking care of me."

Dyck has acquired complementary skills from each of her life triumphs. Her dedication to her children has prepared her for the amount of dedication needed to run a business.

Join Tracy and her daughters at Sweets of Eden — formerly Teahan’s Corner — this Mother’s Day and enjoy delicious food, candy gift bouquets and jewelry to celebrate mom.

» Brandon Sun