Today is mother's day. For the past 12 years my mom and I have been living thousands of miles away from each other.
This mother's day, more than any other, I find myself thinking about me and my mom... and the many ups and downs of our relationship.
I believe now I see my mom for who she is: a human being with dreams, desires, and fears. It has not always been easy and there are times I feel I behave as though I am the parent and not her.
However, as I get older, I am learning an important lesson: the lesson of acceptance and love. My mom is a woman who cries, dreams, and wishes for a better life and for dreams of love, just like I do.
I will be forever thankful to her for having taught me to defend myself, but most of all to be forgiving.
Happy Mother's Day Mom.
19 comments:
What beautiful and loving thoughts in honor of your mother...the lesson of acceptance and love is indeed a good lesson. And it can be a hard one!
When I read this post, it reminded me of my mother and my grandmother. Their relationship had its ups and downs and they just recently started speaking to each other again after a year. My mom and I are extremely close but a contributing factor is due to the relationship she had with my grandmother. My mom made it a point to be close with me and it makes me sad that she doesn't have the bond with my grandma that I have with her. The part I love the most about this blog is when you write about how one can remove the title of another to truly see them as a human--and even think of how they were as children before they had us--it's an extremely powerful gift. Beautiful post.
I agree, this is such a thoughtful post.
Hi Ana -- I'm an introvert too. Nice to meet you!
Debra, I always love to meet introverts. There are so many of us out there! Nice to meet you too :D
What a lovely tribute to your mom. I am a new follower, and I think I'm going to enjoy your blog very much. I am also an introvert, and I am so happy to meet others who are too. Looking forward to 'reading' more about you :)
i know what you mean about working through the dynamics of mother/daughter relationship. for the first time in a long time i was able to just pick up the phone and call my mother. she lives hours away. thank you for reminding me of the beauty.
Great post Ana. I started valuing my Mom after my own experience of being a mother.
Thank you so much for visiting Ariel and leaving your kind words. I appreciate it so much.
Thank you for stopping by TNS and for your nice comment. Sounds like your Mom gave you some valuable tools for navigating life.
Susan, I think on the day I become a mother, I will fully understand what that word means...
You have always inspired me in your art. Thank you for sharing this with me.
Thank you Martha. I always love to know what I am not alone in the world. Introverts are great ;-)
Hi Ana,
This is such a lovely post. Spoke straight to my heart. My mom is also a thousand miles away from me and the past year has had more downs than ups. It makes me realize more than ever that she is now growing old. That scares me so. She means the world to me.
Thank you
x
your images are wonderful!
Hi, I'm just back to say thank you for the lovely comment you made on my blog - I didn't realize that you were once a ballerina! Anyone who says that dancers aren't athletes has no idea what they're talking about...have a lovely Wednesday! :)
Thank you. I am finding out every day how complex mother-daughter relationships can be. And then, they also are the only and most important woman in our lives.
Thank you so much!
Beautiful post, I can relate to your words... as we grow older we start to understand better our mothers, and usually, the relationship starts to change and we go through a path of forgiveness, compassion and love. Wonderful blog too
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