Mother’s Day is coming this
Sunday. It’s time to think about our Mums and what they mean in our lives.
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And there’s the Mother’s
Day version of Katie Perry’s “ROAR” song.
I got through a bout of
post-natal depression. The rip-my-hair-out moments don’t stop. I’ve checked the
self-doubts— why the hell did I ever have children? The hurt from the knife stabbed
into the heart— was me being much too sensitive about my brood spreading their
wings and testing their independence.
Hello Mom, are you still
there? Here’s a Mummy singing Adele’s “HELLO” song.
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Then I remember the kids as
newborn babies. How I feel in love with each one of them in a way that was too
profound to find the words to describe. No matter what life throws in our
paths, the kid’s special place in my heart won’t change. Now I understand, the
worry and anxiety I put my own mother through as I grew up and I grow old.
Education, health and
happiness is what I want the most for my children. I tell them, follow your
dreams. Use your manners. Be kind to others and look out for animals. The
household fairy has forgotten to wave her magic wand to wash the dirty dishes.
Can you help out? Please.
Back in maybe, 2007, mother and comedian, Anita Renfroe, condensed what a mother would say to her children in
a 24hr period into 2 mins 55 seconds. Here is the video of Anita’s famous “MOM”
song to the music of the “William Tell Overture”.
The kids have stopped listening to my
nagging and do what they’ve always done—learn by example. The ways of a mother
in the home, among family and friends, and in the world at large is where
children observe and absorb information.
Mothers don’t have to be perfect
people nor do they have to fit the stereotypes created by others. Mothers are individuals
and diverse people the world over. LOVE is the answer to everything.
Wherever you are in the world,
Happy Mother’s Day.
♥ ♥ ♥
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Ashlyn
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