"There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother"--Sarah Josepha Hale
As a a six year old kid i remember i was a clingy child,i hanged and tagged mommy's skirt everytime she would start saying goodbye to go to school as she was a teacher.I struggled through separation anxiety...i rather find ways to keep close to mommy as much as possible, being a big family...i have to compete myself for attention with the rest of the younger broods...it was tough but now looking back,i think i'm not as deprived as i would have thought back then.Mommy had a way of giving that special attention even when i wasnt aware of it.Most especially when we would get sick...we oftentimes would almost want to get sick bacause of getting that special TLC from mommy.She never fail to show us that she would do everything in her power to make us well again...even up until we were old enough to take care of ourselves.She would always say this to us "Ti maano na lang kamo kun wala si mommy nyo"..."
Mommy was a disciplinarian..well of course she has to be...she's running an army of ten,otherwise we would not be what we are today.Back then we all felt that mommy was a terror and ruthless on her ways of beating us up with a special bonus of sermon of the mount...which can be a torture to our ears.When we have sibling fights and squabbles...mommy would very well hand us a "binangon" (knife)and would tell us "ari hu binangon para tapos dayon".And it did...we would stop fighting...it had worked everytime.
Mommy was a neat freak...inspite of whatever living conditions we would be...nipa hut,a half finished house...it had always been regarded that our house was neat and tidy.I was taught valuable skills...at an early age we all had chores to do.Everyone has their own responsibilities and that everyone was liable to mommy if anyone had screwed up.Now being a full time mom and wife i had sown the seeds that mommy had planted.They were the valuable life skills...love,care and attention,discipline and order,patience and forgiveness,hardwork and dedication,hope and faith.I'm passing it on to my children...an on going process until they will too will pass it on...and so on...and so fort.
Mommy,if there's one thing i had regretted in my life is when i had not shown enough how much you mean to me.I hope and i pray wherever you are now....know that i love you back...i could not complain anymore that i hadnt been loved because i had been loved more than i could ever ask for in my life.
Thank you for all the love you gave to us...thank you as well for loving unconditionally your grandchildren especially maeve.I know you are watching over them as you are watching over us your children.
I love you mommy...Happy Mother's Day.
Mother,i love you so.
Said the child,I love you more than i know.
She laid her head on her mother's arm,
And the love between them kept them warm.
--Stevie Smith
3 comments:
i think one of the saddest moments in our life is when someone dear to us passes away, specially ang aton nanay. as long as they're still alive, we should show them how important they are.when rthey're gone, wala na. we could not bring back the time.
i agree with u viv..that's why it's a blessing for you and ur children that u still have ur nanay around.Belated Happy mother's day to you.
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