Mother's Day

May is such a special month for my mum, not only does Mother’s Day is in it, but her birthday and Teacher’s Day are also happening in this month (yes my mum is a teacher). And I am so grateful that this year, I get to be home for this month because it just so happen it also overlaps with Ramadan, the holy month where all muslims are required to fast from sunrise till sundown, yes with no water during those long hours. 

I can’t begin to say how thankful and grateful I am to have such an amazing mother that would go out of her way to make sure I have everything I need. Even though we have our own differences, well the list is quite long for this one, and rarely say I Love You to her but we both know that action speaks louder than words and nothing in the world can beat the love between a mother and her children. I think some of us are not very comfortable talking to their mums about everything and sad to say I am one of those but I think it’s okay because I learn that the older you get, the more you crave for your mum’s attention and it will slowly come to you. Growing up I have always been the most hard headed one among my siblings, I would say the most challenging and wild one too because I was away from home since I was 13 and that has taught me to be a little more on my feet and less dependent on my parents, but that doesn’t change the fact that I still cannot live without them. I still need my mum to wake up me in the morning, pack me food, breed my plants LOL and of course pray for me. I would say I am more closed to my mum than my dad, although physically I take so much from him compared to my mum. Whenever we go shopping, people sometimes mistaken my mum as my sister because I am way taller than her and somehow she manages to look like she’s in the 20s. And of course she is so proud of that fact, which annoys me sometimes but I still love you no matter what. 

One of the biggest thing that amazes me so much about mums are their instinct which I can never fathom, maybe because I am still not a mother obviously. So these past few days, I just had a quick thought about what to have for iftar and guess what, that was exactly what my mum was going to make for that day. I asked her just now and she said “I know, I can feel it. It’s more than just that.” Well, that was 10% scary and 90% astonishing. Even in just this holy month, we could see how much sacrifices our mums have made for us. As example for sahur, they would wake up so early to prepare food for us and make sure we have everything we need and barely even finished her food, and the go to work, come back and prepare iftar for us. Mums are just amazing and we don’t deserve them. 

When I look at my sister who is now a mother of 2, I see her struggle to manage her children and I wonder how did my mum do that when we were little and we were all 2 years apart so by the time she had me, my sisters were only 2 and 4 years old which normally they are in the peak of their growth and very active. God bless my mum for being such a superhero in raising us, educating us and shaping us into the women we are today. And I really hope all of you guys take a moment today to thank your mum for bringing yourself into this world and for everything she has done and still doing for us. Remember that we would not be here without them. 

I also would like to wish all mothers, soon to be mothers, mother in laws, mothers who have lost children, those who has lost mothers, those who has chosen to not be mothers, those yearning to be mothers and those who has strained relationship with their mothers; Happy Mother’s Day. We would not see the light of day without all of you and know that every one of you has your own stories but they all started with a mother.