Sunday Story…Happy Mother’s Day

It is that day of the year to pause and reflect on all of the women wore bore you, raised you, parented you or all three. That person may be your mother, grandmother, step-mother, teacher, mentor, or aunt. They weren’t perfect. Neither are you. They did the best they could in the situation they were in and the tools they had available and did it with your best interests in mind. We can’t know what was going on for them, only what our experience was.

When you are a parent you get to make your own rules. You also get to break them. You get to say (stupidly sometimes) things like…”my child will never eat sugar” or “we won’t have a television in my house” or “I will never raise my voice to my children.” Parenting is an ongoing process of trial and error. None of my children came with an owner’s manual. And every one of them was different. What was effective for one was worthless on the next child. You didn’t come with a manual either and your mother did what she did in the hopes that you would turn out OK. Most of us do turn OK, often ignoring the best laid plans of our mothers.

She did what she thought was right. She did what she did to get you to adulthood so you could do what you are doing. It worked…here you are today, all grown up and out in the world.

All the best things I am I credit my Mother (and Father). All the rest is my fault. It’s that simple.

So say thanks, give your Momma a hug and a kiss (or a virtual one) or a prayer and be grateful for all the things she did and the sacrifices that were made for you to be who you are!

Namaste

John Mariotti
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