Thursday, May 1, 2014

WHAT IS A MOTHER?



WHAT IS A MOTHER?


If we asked the question what is a mother, there would be quite a few different answers, though most would be filled with love.

 I have found some that I would like to share:
"A mother is someone who loves unconditionally and places the needs of her children above her own, on a personal level, and not only with words, but also actions."

"A mother is someone who loves you and who cares for you in every way. She sits down and listens to what you have to say."

"A mother is the one who loves, nurtures, raises, finds puzzle pieces, helps with homework, kisses booboos, and reads bedtime stories".

"Choosing to adopt is sometimes an agonizing decision, but such a great one. Providing a child with love and a home, what could be better? Mother can be a birth mom, technically. To be a mommy, that is the real privilege."

"Mother is the woman who raises you, who is there for you to hold and comfort you when you are sick or hurt, the woman who laughs with you, who cries with you, who loves you, even when you aren't exactly lovable, for whatever reason. This is a"real"mother."

"There are many descriptions of the word mother, and many are applicable. Only those with "closed eyes" can't see that there are many meanings to "mother." A person who gives birth is a mother. A person who raises a child is mother. A person who loves and cares for a child is a mother."

"Being a mother is the hardest job in the world!"

Each one of us who has a mother with Alzheimer's, or has lost a mother to Alzheimer's, or any other illness, know that they will always be our mother. The love they feel in their hearts for us, whether they can express it or not, will always remain.

As my mom drifts further and further away and our roles have reversed, it is a privilege for me to love, cherish and care for her as she had done for me. I myself am a mother, I know so well that being a mother is one of the hardest and most rewarding jobs in the world!

Please take a moment and reflect ,with a smile on your face and joy in your heart, of how lucky we are to have had our mothers. This disease might have stolen them from us, yet not all the love that they have showed us.

Although my mom most likely has no idea what Mother's Day means, I want to share with her all the love I have in my heart for her, today and forever. For all the other mothers I wish you all a very Happy Mother's Day.


MY MOM MY HERO book is dedicated to my mother and yours.  Over 150 great reviews.

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10 comments:

  1. I was never lucky enough to have children but my mother gave me the greatest gift and that was to allow me to mother her in a time that she needed it the most. Happy Mother's Day Mom.

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    1. You were and are one lucky lady to have had your mom as your mother. Lisa

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  2. thank-you Lisa and your Mom is very lucky to have you. Have a wonderful Mother's Day. Carol

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    1. This is going to be the hardest Mother's Day for me but what I have decided to do is a random act of kindness to honor Mom this Sunday. Not sure yet what it will be but it will come to me when I see it. Happy Mother's Day. Carol

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      I'm sure that whatever you do your mom would be so proud of you .xoxo Lisa

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  3. That is a great advice. I believe that people with Alzheimer's can still live a normal life. I want to share you this amazing product from MIT which is highly recommend by medical societies and organizations like AARP. It is the first in the market and a lot of customers are truly satisfied with the benefits it can give. Please check their website at http://www.gerijoy.com/

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  4. It's awesome that you are sharing your feelings through your poetry. I find that by writing and expressing what I feel free's me in someways, from this difficult journey that I am on. Lisa

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