What do you hope to be to your children? Someone to support and help them? A friend? Someone to give them an honest opinion? A person they can chat to and ask for advice? Do you want to set a good example of how to live life and be a good person?
I consider myself a very lucky woman. You see, I have a mother who is all of those things to me.
As a child, my Mum was one of the few people I could completely trust, whose shoulder I could cry on and whose arms I could be wrapped up in to make me feel better. As I grew older, she was someone to give me guidance, setting an example and providing advice when I was unsure of myself. Then when I became an adult and left home, I always knew Mum would be there when I needed her.
Of course, I never really appreciated my Mum until I became a mum myself (such a cliche). Although I suspected this might be the case when I was pregnant, hence using my Mum's name as my daughter's middle name.
Now, Mum is there as a sounding board, a friend and as a fantastic Nanna to Abbey (and, of course, her other four - almost five! - grandkids). When Abbey was little and driving me to the brink with her screaming, Mum was the one who stepped in and took control while I had a break. When I was worried about feeding or disciplining methods or feeling the mother-guilt or just needing to vent - Mum was there with some very wise advice. When I need some time to myself, Mum will take Abbey, despite being a busy full-time working woman. And when Abbey knows she's going to see her, she'll yell out, 'Nanna, Nanna, Nanna!' whilst doing her little happy dance.
A Mum is a person who can take on so many different roles as she sees you grow. And I am the mother I am because of the example I've had set for me.
Love you, Mum. xx
Megan
7 comments:
Beautiful post. I'm sure your mum will be getting all weepy reading it! xx
That is so so lovely!
I agree with Jane :)
Lovely post about your mum. I guess we never truly appreciate our mums until we ourselves become mothers. Here's to all mothers on Mother's Day!!!!
Megan it is lovely that you feel this way about your Mum, Not having that relationship with my own Mum makes me feel envious in some way but I veiw that even though I do not have the special relationship you do, I feel lucky to hear that it is possible and I endevour to create the same relationship with my children.
Thanks for the insight
Tan
So lovely, I agree whole heartedly with Jane & Michelle. x
What a lovely example your mother set for you, and how very special for your daughter to be able to see generations of love in your family. Happy Mother's Day!
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