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The boundless love a parent has for their child is matched only by their capacity to embarrass them.
An Open Letter To My Mom
Dear mom, When I was born, you kept it no secret that I was not planned. That I was not a good pregnancy, and very few people were happy to know I was coming. My father, who has since turned his life around, was the least happy of all. You knew, though, that I was meant to be here for some wild reason, so you fought to have me. Doctors said one of us wouldn’t make it. There were times when abortion was almost forced upon you, but you kept going, and now here I am today. As I grew up, most of my time was spent sitting quietly and watching things go on around me, and I am guilty of doing this in my adulthood. Watching my own life as though I’m on the outside, as though it’s just a television show I watch for entertainment and can shut off at any time. I watched you and my father fight; I watched you and my sister fight; I watched you seemingly try to take on the world. Occasionally you would look over and see me, your small daughter, watching all of these horrible things take place, and I would wonder why you never once turned my head away.
Wedding Bells
Hey Mom. I never told you this before, but I am really thankful you and Dad got married. Truly I am. I remember like it was yesterday. I recall it was an early Saturday morning. The sun had just started to peak over the horizon when you woke me up to come and eat the breakfast. I remember you wearing your big, lavender bonnett that held your jumbo curlers in place. You flipping over the sizzling bacon while wearing that long, sky blue robe with little yellow ducklings strewn all over.
Dear Mom
Dear Mom, I’ve always wanted to tell you how I truely felt as a kid. I’ve always felt alone, abandoned, and just left without a clear understanding. I know you were young. I know that in life we make choices we regret, but was I a regret? I may never know the true answers but I always wonder. As a kid, I use to lay in bed starring at the stars wishing you were next to me, holding me close, giving me warm, loving kisses. Sometimes I would dream how life would be with you. Have you dreamed about me? I seen girls my age with their mothers and always wondered how it feels. Being raised by some else was a blessing and a curse. I was blessed with someone strong willed, loving, caring, and over all outstanding. I was cursed of not knowing what life would be like with my real mother. Was it my fault?
Nique TapreePublished 2 years ago in FamiliesI Started to Love myself when I Realized This
For me, loving oneself starts with respecting one’s parents, identifying with them when it is necessary and exercising our own judgement about their strengths as well as their flaws, failures, and imperfections. Perhaps you think it is an easy work, but it is not that simple. For most people accepting their origin is an uphill struggle. If you have been through this, you know it is nothing but an internal conflict with yourself. People don’t care if you are at peace with your past or not, neither would they care about your parents especially. They taunt you about your parents because they suppose that deep inside of your mind there should be a disagreement between you and your parents that makes you ashamed of yourself. Prove somehow that you don’t take for granted their commentary and you will see that the real problem was not about your parents, but about you and them.
Marie Cadette Pierre-LouisPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesThe Things I Wish You'd Never Taught Me
*** Dear Mom, It's me - your number two daughter. I know it's weird to use formalities like these. It's always just been you, me, and big sis - the Three Musketeers.
Lena FolkertPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesParenting Shame
Can we stop shaming parents for having a break from their kids? I understand that maybe this comes from seeing some parents have nannys and never spend time with their kids, but for us, when we send our kids over to my parents they are spending quality time with their grandparents. Why do people shame us for that? Why would you shame someone that is letting their kids learn from someone older and wiser than even their parents?
Caitlin FladagerPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesDear Mom,
Dear mom, It has been 5 years since the last time I saw you. The last time I was able to talk to you. It's been 5 years since you passed away and mothers day had come and gone. Your mother has also come and gone and there is so much I would like to say to you. First and foremost, a lot has happened in the last 5 years since you have been gone. Grieving has been hard on me and coming to terms with you being gone but I have learned so much that I have to thank you for.
Megan HansonPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesFrom Maggie
Mum? Mama... Mummy. There is something important that I need you to know... It all began with The Fellowship of the Ring. While you watched the Hobbits start out on their journey, so too did we. Fitting enough, for you went through quite a journey after that. One that left you a changed woman.
This Daughter's Confession
Dear Mom, There’s a lot you don’t know about me. So much that you may not even recognize who I am once I tell you. But I cannot fathom living my life when you don’t know the real me. Before I tell you my secret, I want you to know that I’m not asking you for anything. No apologies. No defensive rebuttals. Nothing. Just take this daughter's confession and love her still. So, here it is, the one thing I’ve never wanted to tell you.
Tiffanie HarveyPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesFrom My Father
It was the Christmas of 1980 and I was nine years old. I remember this particular moment distinctly not because of its glaring importance, but because it was so unremarkable, so plain, and so seemingly insignificant.
Robert BearPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesHow to be the ideal mother it's a kind of magic.
Tips that will help you become the mother you want to be. 1 Quality time together with your kids: Kids should feel that their mother is with them all time. so the Mother tries her best to stay with her kids during the dance, swimming club, and painting
Adel GalalPublished 2 years ago in FamiliesDear Mama
Dear Ma, I don't know if I have said it to you before, but I am, chest out, big smile proud that I have you as a mother. You have been the most instrumental person in my life, all my life. The goal of this post is to write a letter to your mother expressing something that you never have told her before. As a kid growing up I hated that you used to take care of everyone, I hated that it was always my mom that had to help people. Between your roles in the church, and your job as a nurse and a mother of three, you were always giving yourself to people.
Mickey AristeiaPublished 2 years ago in Families