A UNIQUE MOTHER

God knows how I owe her a lot……….

For nine crucial months I was in her womb
Eating what she ate
Feeling what she felt
Hearing what she heard
And I loved all those things.
The special food she took
Sent vigor and strength to my fragile bones
Her gentle caress on her womb
Truly cheered me up
Her motherly lullabies
Were more than a delight
Hearing her hum a few notes
Under her breath sent me to a nice nap.

It was a beautiful day of Sept. 20, 1980
When she gave birth to me
I saw that tremendous joy
That radiated across her face
And the smile that played
At the curve of her lips
I still remember that warm kiss
She planted on my forehead
With her tears of joy
Trickling down her face
And her trembling fingers
Tousling my rosy, thin cheeks
All her happy gestures on that day
Still keep on flashing in my thoughts now.

She never neglected me as her daughter
She forwent all her needs for my sake
My illness made her anxious
My cries were jagged spears plunged into her heart
She did everything that she could
Just to make me well.
She spent most of her time playing with me
Singing and dancing with me
She was so excited seeing the first time I crawled
Until she saw me learning to walk a few steps
She couldn’t contain her joy
When she heard me uttering Ma-ma ad Pa-pa
She was there with me in all my firsts
And her love for me never faded
In every stage of life that I had gone through.

Her immeasurable motherly care
Brought me up into a wholesome child
The disciplinary measures she imposed
Taught me to behave accordingly
She molded me physically, emotionally,
Mentally and spiritually
She taught me to be honest and generous
To my playmates and to everyone else
She taught me to respect the elders
And love all the creations of God
She taught me to pray and fear God above all.

When I was assailed with a lot of confusions
In my adolescent stage she was there with me
She helped me unravel all those riddles
That teenagers could hardly understand
She made me responsible and confident
In anything I did
She made me decide well
In all my plans and desires in life
She made me see the difference
Between what was right and wrong
And she successfully made me
Resist the tempting peer pressure
She tried her best to steer my path
To a remarkable and promising future.

In my adulthood
She never stopped giving her advices
And her guidance to me
She was always there through all
The ups and downs of my career
She inspired me to become
A proficient and a dedicated teacher
And to love the teaching profession more
Through loving and shaping my students well.
She was never absent in my marriage life
She was always there at my back
Reminding me the need to be
A patient, strong and a loving wife and mom
And to value and keep our marital bond
And to be a good model to my future kids.

Whoever I am today
That’s my unique mother
Who built the totality of my personality
Who gave me substance
Who filled me with character
Who made me love life to the fullest.

To my unique Mom………
A zillion thanks to her……….

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO YOU MA AND TO ALL THE MOTHERS ON EARTH………………..