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About this article. Some children lament that their mothers failed them and generally made their lives miserable because they did not encourage their offspring, did not offer a good example for them, beat them down physically or emotionally, did not support or protect them or failed in other ways. Many a child has broken the heart of a mother who certainly did all the right things as a parent, but whose child or children hurt — not honored — her.
For many of them, some of the memories — or current realities — are almost too hard to bear. Yet it is important to have a day when most mothers can be elevated as women who made a positive difference in the lives of their children, even as we understand the difficulty of the holiday for many.
Mothers should be prayed for and honored every day, of course. Motherhood is not always easy. That is because every person — among both mothers and children — has a variety of influences in life that sometimes stretch this maternal bond to the breaking point. Many of us who are sons and daughters recognize we really tested our moms even before we recognized that they were — or are — not perfect themselves.
Throughout life, we recognize this as fact but seek to do the best we can. I know that my siblings and I disappointed Mother from time to time.
When we were younger, she sometimes pointed out our failures. As a parent, I have done the same thing. Conversely, our parents sometimes made mistakes in this realm of mothering and fathering, just as I have. From time to time, my siblings and I registered our complaints when what we perceived as parental foibles affected us personally.
Our mother has gone through some sobering life experiences that her children have not yet experienced, and each of us has lived through some difficult experiences that Mother has been spared. Mom was widowed back in , nearly 27 years ago, and she has suffered for more than 17 years with a debilitating illness. Her children, all four of us in our 50s and 60s now, have lived through our own challenges and crises.
I can barely hold it together! Well, that day has come. She fed you, every day. Over and over. And over.
As soon as one meal is cleared away, another looms, and the week stretches ahead, filled with as-yet- unplanned meals. She listened, or faked it pretty well when she had to. She shopped, sometimes a lot. And mostly before the Internet! If you needed new shoes or gym clothes or a birthday gift for your best friend, what did she do? She put aside work and other tasks to go shopping —a t stores. There was no Amazon she could use to stock up on diapers and wipes with a few lunch-hour clicks.
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