Today is my first mother's day. I woke up this morning, and found out that I got pooh slippers with a really nice card that has lots of Leia's pictures in it. I guess, my husband did a good job on his homework then, ;). It has been almost 7 months I am being a mother, and the counts are still going and going and will never stop.
An African proverb said, "It takes a whole village to raise a kid" and it is true. My wonder, what does it take to be a mother? Does it take the whole village? It takes the whole life for sure. I was thinking about this the whole day today. What does it take to make a good mother?
I think, and I am still thinking, it starts from here....my own mother. No....my grandmother, okay, I won't go any further than my grandmother. I admire my oma so very much. As a woman, she has the ability to do women's work, I mean, let's name a few, sewing, knitting, cooking, and speaking foreign language. As a wife, she had a good mind, she did not depend on her husband on anything, she could make it on her own, from what I heard, she managed paying her 7 children school fee from selling the ice cream or collecting the empty bottles and jars and sold it to other store. As a mother, she told her children not to depend on anyone. She told her daughters to be as tough as a man, to know how to be a woman, and a wife. To think like a man, and have a heart like an angel. So, I am so proud to be one of the grand daughter of this wonderful and special woman.
My Oma, is still a woman, a wife, and a mother. Adding a few, she is now a grandmother, and a great grand mother. Leia is so lucky to have a great grand mother like her. I thank God everyday that Leia is still got a chance to be love and love by my Oman. My Oma is the one who invented Leia's schedule, from the day I brought her up to Oma's house, till the day I came to pick her up, oma is the one who know everything about my Leia. I follow oma's schedule during the weekend, and if there is something wrong with Leia, oma is the one that i will call. Oma is my source of everything. Oma was the one who got worry when my breast milk was getting less and less, she was also the one who cooked all the meals, so I got all the nutritious food for my breast milk. For me, Oma is everything, oma is my source on how to be a good mother.
My mother on the other hand, she is one busy, brave and fearless woman. I told lots of people, that I am yet a superwoman daughter. Leia however, is a super baby, since she is a superwoman grand daughter. My mother taught me lots of things, of course she got it from her own mom, but then she added her motherhood here and there, she spiced thing up a bit, she kicked it up a notch! She is a fun and ready to go on adventure on her own. She gave me lots of memories that I will never forget. She is a fun loving mother. She is my role model, and my idol. She has this huge heart, and she loves my father so dearly. She also gave me the best gift that I have ever had, my sister.
So, what does it take to be a good mother? I think none of us will have a correct answer to that. Just be, and enjoy the day you become a mother.
I dedicate this blog for my grand mother and my mom. Happy mother's day!
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