Motherhood and Me

Mothers' day is just around the corner. This is going to be my tenth year celebrating this day as the Mom. Kidding aside, I actually have a hard time celebrating it when I was still a kid. I was not raised in a family that is vocal about how we feel. We were not raised on hugs and kisses and words of endearment. Maybe, because my Mom and Dad, grew up like that. But it does not mean that we did not feel loved. Mama has her own way of saying all those things. It is on the baon that she prepares for us every single day. It is felt on the crisp, clean, well-ironed clothes that we wear every day to school. It is on the long walks that we share when he brings and fetches me from school. It is on the food that is always waiting for us whenever we went home. Mama may not be very vocal but we felt all the love in all the things she did for us.

Motherhood changed me a lot, so to speak. I became more vocal about my thankfulness for my Mom. I look forward to this day every year. Though Mama is no longer with us physically, I know that she feels how grateful I am being her daughter. I know that she sees all my moves and that she is still guiding the mother in me. Now that I am a mother, I see to it that my kid not just hear the words of endearment, but also feel all the love day in and day out. Happy Mothers' Day!