4 Reasons to Love a Mother on Mother’s Day
4 Reasons to Love a Mother on Mother’s Day
By now you know that Mother’s Day is around the corner. There are advertisements on the radio, television and even the podcasts I listen to. You can’t escape it.
There is a huge chunk of my heart that aches when I hear these commercials. My mother died of colon cancer at the age of 51 in 1990. I still miss her and always will. She was my point of origin and my first teacher. During my teen years she was my commanding officer and although I went AWOL for several years, she never gave up on me. Because I no longer have my mother I find the significance of Mother’s Day even more important than when my mom was still alive.
I still celebrate her by writing about her, visiting her grave and making sure there are flowers on her’s and Dad’s stone….but it’s not the same. I don’t know what your mother was like but I will miss mine until the day I see her again.
Honoring her today by sharing 4 reasons to love a mother on Mother’s Day.
- Mothers, everybody has one. The only way to get into this world is via your mother. No matter how old you are or how many times you have fought with her, she brought you into this world. Whether you choose to celebrate her or not on Mother’s Day is up to you but think about this for a moment…how will you feel when she is no longer here? Are you going to have regrets? Will you wish you had tried one more time to make amends? If you answered yes or maybe, call her and try again. I would give anything to see my mother one more time and I bet your mother wishes she could see you. The ONLY way to have inner peace is to to forgive and accept the person she is, not the person you wish she was (and vice versa).
2. It Takes a Village. If you are a mom you know that we all need help from time to time. Who is in your village? Children are raised by aunts, grandmothers, foster moms, and other caring adults. You don’t have to give birth to a child to mother them. Dolly Parton has done more in her lifetime for children than many parents do. She started the Imagination Library so that families could have books in their homes. How wonderful is that? I have a friend who is a fantastic teacher. She may not be a mom but if you ask any of her former students I bet they will tell you how vital she was to their childhood. The really good teachers always think of their students as “their kids” no matter how old they get. The same goes for coaches, pediatricians, school bus drivers and on and on. Take a moment to thank the people who make a difference in your child’s life.
3. It’s not about the gift. I had my mom for 34 Mother’s Days. That’s a lot longer than some people get and shorter than I had hoped for. If you took all the gifts I gave her for Mother’s Day… from the the green ceramic ashtray I made her in Girl Scouts (this was the 60s and my mother didn’t smoke but I wasn’t in charge) until her last Mother’s Day when I gave her 3 rose bushes, the cost would not add up to 1/100th of what she gave me through the years, but it doesn’t matter. Love means more than money. I would ten times rather have my children spend time with me than buy expensive gifts and she was the same way.
4. Show a Mother Love on Mother’s Day just because you can. Get a pencil and paper and make a list of Extraordinary Women in your life. We may not all still have our mothers but we all know women who are exceptional. Find a way to honor them while you still can. Trust me, you will be glad you did.
This is the only picture I have of 4 generations. My mother is holding my daughter (whom she adored) and my grandmother is in the middle. I’m on the right and my left ankle is swollen because I was pregnant with our 3rd child, a son.
I hope after reading this post you will feel two things. One, you don’t have to give birth to be a mother and two, love your momma now. Don’t wait another day. Trust me, it’s important.
Thanks for reading and Happy Mother’s Day!
More posts about Mothers..https://nanahood.com/honoring-mothers, https://nanahood.com/mothers-day-poem
Teresa
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