God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made
mothers.— Jewish Proverb
Mother’s Day always gets me feeling so
emotional, simply because it’s such a day that we honor our mothers. We are so eternally grateful to have such an
amazing Mama, Nanay, Nana, Ina, Ima,
Ermats, Mamang, Inang, Mommy, Mudra!
As early as last week, VRS readers sent
inspiration mother’s day stories they culled from the internet that brought
tears to my eyes. I just couldn’t stop myself from crying because we know that
a mother would do everything for her children.
Read on.
My Mom Only Had One Eye
My mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an
embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.
There was this one day during elementary school where my
mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed.
 |
The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand
that rules the world.
Courtesy: Pinterest
|
How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a
hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said,
‘EEEE, your mom only has one eye!’
I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just
disappear. I confronted her that day and said, ‘ If you’re only gonna make me a
laughing stock, why don’t you just die?’
My mom did not respond… I didn’t even stop to think for a
second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to
her feelings.
I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with
her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study.
Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had
kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids
and the comforts. Then one day, my Mother came to visit
me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her grandchildren.
When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her,
and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, ‘How dare you
come to my house and scare my children!’ GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!’
And to this, my mother quietly answered, ‘Oh, I’m so
sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,’ and she disappeared out of sight.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my
house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the
reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity.
My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single
tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
‘My dearest son,
I think of you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to
your house and scared your children.
I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the
reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry
that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
You see……..when you were very little, you got into an
accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having
to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine.
I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world
for me, in my place, with that eye.
With all my love to you,
Your mother.’
A Mother’s Love
A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one
evening while she was fixing supper, and handed her a piece of paper that he
had been writing on. After his Mom dried her hands on an apron, she read it,
and this is what it said:
For cutting the grass: P50
For cleaning up my room this week: P100
For going to the store for you: P20
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: P60
Taking out the garbage: P50
For getting a good report card: P500
For cleaning up and raking the yard: P100
Total owed: P880
Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the
boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. She picked up the pen,
turned over the paper he’d written on, and this is what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing
inside me: No Charge
For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, doctored
and prayed for you: No Charge
For all the trying times, and all the tears that you’ve
caused through the years: No Charge
For all the nights that were filled with dread, and for
the worries I knew were ahead: No Charge
For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping your nose:
No Charge
Son, when you add it up, the cost of my love is: No
Charge.
When the boy finished reading what his mother had
written, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight at his mother
and said,”Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big
letters he wrote: “PAID IN FULL”
***
Thanks for your letters,
all will be answered. Comments welcome at leoudtohan@yahoo.com, follow
leoudtohanINQ at Twitter /Facebook.
