To all the mothers out there: Happy Mother's Day.
My oldest (nearly 10) rang the phone early Friday am to make sure that I came to their school assembly. Of course, I was already getting ready when she called. But she told me to make DOUBLY SURE as all the children had written something about thier moms and of the handful that were selected to read what they wrote, she would be one. This is what she wrote for me:
I love my mom because: She makes me proud the way that she loves me. She helps me along the way, through the hard journey in earth. And when I'm down she brings me back up. She never stopped loving me!
If my girls still feel this way about me when I am old and grey, then I will feel that I have accomplished EVERYTHING in life.
Children are amongst the most wonderful gifts in life. They will forgive thier parents in a heartbeat no matter how badly they fuck up and truly do love unconditionally. When my girls have gotten on my one last nerve and it seems like everything I have done has been for naught, I remind myself of this profound TRUTH and I suddenly have an endless supply of patience.
There is a Hungarian saying that one should never brag about how well thier day went until the sun sets. The way I see it, it is about 7AM in my day so this is by far NO BRAG. Just as the love and forgiveness of my children is now unconditional I am well aware that one day they will suddenly become adults and lose the ability to view the world without facade and complication as only children can.
I have a wonderful crumpled piece of paper to remind me why I won't give up... EVER.
Again, Happy Mother's Day.
