Mother's Day

Today’s Mother’s Day.  Every day is Mother’s Day, if you ask me.  I’m not trying to upset anyone, with my thoughts, but I don’t chose to celebrate Mother’s Day, along with other “holidays”.  I don’t expect my daughter to go out her way to make or buy me a gift.  She wouldn’t even have to give me a card.  I wouldn’t feel bad; I wouldn’t make her feel bad about it either.  My daughter is an amazing gift that God granted me.  I see her as my gift, for as long as he allows us time together! She show’s her appreciation for me at moments that matter the most!  I was recently sick; well I had allergies that had my eyes swollen like Will Smith in the movie “Hitch” I was in the bed from Friday to Sunday, and she literally did not leave my side.  I think the only time that child got up was to take a shower, use the bathroom and fix us something to eat.  Moments like those are my gifts, gifts I cannot put a price on, gifts that have no expiration date, gifts that don’t come with instructions or receipts, but with a child’s unconditional love!  A child’s love that is the purest form of love God can allow us to experience without “killing” us!

 I am not ungrateful; I appreciate the well wishes and all, but don’t be offended if I don’t proactively participate.  I’d like to see more mothers denounce this “commercial” holiday, in which some of us get so disappointed when children don’t give us a gift.  How we make our children feel so bad for “not” getting us anything, referring to them as ungrateful, insensitive, etc.  We do this even if they’ve shown us their appreciation days or weeks prior, but if “we” don’t get something special on this day, we lose our mind!  We should be ashamed.  I’d like to see fewer mothers get upset, when their child says, “I didn’t have it mama, or I forgot mama!”  I’d like to see more mothers, spend more time with their children, creating quality memories that will become a collage of gifts that will never expire, go out of style or die!  I’d like to see mother’s give their children principles of character that cannot be waivered by wickedness, so they may in return give a cherished gift to their mothers, in being upstanding  citizens to the community in which they live.  While you sit down at dinner with them today, make a promise to sit down to dinner as family more than just “holidays” to strengthen family bonds. That’s a gift we all can benefit from.  

 Here’s a great gift, how about starting a family tree with your child today.  Teach your child their heritage, introduce them to family members they’ve never had a chance to meet.  Today tell them stories of your mother’s mother, mother.  That’s a gift, so many of us fail to pass down to our children, but a gift that will be priceless to you both!  Ancestory.com is a great place to start!  That’s how I found out I’m part “French”! 

I guess I’m saying at the end of the day, as mothers and wives, we should not be so wrapped up in this one day when we have an amazing family(that we all claim to have) that creates lifelong gifts of memories and love on any given Sunday :) 

 Anyway, I’m rambling again; let me know your thoughts?

Until Next Time, Love Someone