Today’s blog is a celebration of moms as Mother’s Day is on Sunday. What more can be said about how wonderful our moms are that has not already been said? What I would like to focus on is our relationships with our moms. To me, the statement on my blog shows how our views of our mothers change at different ages and is very accurate.
I look at my own relationship with my mother. Although I never felt that my mother was “annoying”, I have had many of these feelings at different ages. When I was young, my love for my mother was characterized by an exclamation mark: it was a love for a mother who was the world to me and the center of my universe. As I got into my teens, I was ready to get out of my mother’s nest and spread my wings. However, after leaving home and living every day in the real world, by my 20s, I knew my mother had been often right. Now, later in age, I really don’t want to lose my mom. I spend the major holidays with her and try to stay in contact with her as much as possible. She can’t travel now because she suffered a stroke, so I visit her. I am certain that as I get older, I will appreciate and love her even more!
As I look at my sons’ relationships with me, I see the same pattern too. My sons are now in their 20s, so I get to hear “Mom, you were right.” But, that was only after years of being “annoying” to them and their wanting to leave the house and spread their wings.
No matter what stage of life you are at, it is very important to love your mother. Allow your relationship with your mom to grow and mature, as you do. Happy Mother’s Day!