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My Momma was a
very sweet soft spoken lady, until she got angry. Then you
better watch out. That Irish temper of hers was something to
be dealt with. That??™s what my brother and sisters always
said. But I never experienced that part of her personality;
she was always my sweet Momma to me. Of course, I was only
nine years old when she passed away. So, that may explain
it. Nevertheless, she was to me what a mother should be.
She was always there for us.
When I was about
two years old and contracted the measles, she was there for
me, holding me and rocking me while my temperature rose.
When I was about
four and went into the chicken house, which we used as a
bathroom, because we had no out house or indoor bathroom; no
indoor plumbing; she was there to clean me up when I fell
backwards off the chicken roost.
When I came home
and asked her if I could go to the library across the river
from where we lived to see a movie they were showing for the
school children, she was there, as any good mother would,
she said ???No??? because it was too far for an eight year old
to go and she was well aware of the dangers. Never mind that
I paid no attention to her and nearly got myself in trouble
with my Dad because I had disobeyed my mother. But she was
there to protect me; to give me guidance and counsel.
When I was
growing up, she was not there. She was very ill most of the
time when I was little and passed away before I was really
old enough to appreciate her. But I can tell you, it is no
fun growing up without a mother. I cried myself to sleep
many times just because I needed her to talk to as a
teenager. I needed her advice and counsel many times as I
became an adult and many times after I became an adult I
needed her.
Mothers are an
essential part of our lives. Mothers are the backbone of
society and they should be given much more appreciation, by
their spouses and their children as well as society as a
whole.
Someone once
said, ???The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules
the world.??? That pretty much says it all. Mothers are the
most valuable asset a nation can have; theirs is the most
important job of all; raising future generations; future
George Washingtons, Abraham Lincolns, John Quincy Adams,
Andrew Jacksons and every doctor, scientist, astronaut and
CEO that is born of woman; every carpenter, electrician,
plumber, teacher, and most of all Mothers that was ever
born. It all leads back to Momma.
So, this Mother??™s
Day show your mother how much you love and appreciate her.
Not necessarily with gifts although that is nice, but just
be there with her and show her you care enough to show up on
Mother's Day.
Bio: Nell Berry,
published author, poet, songwriter, chief cook and bottle
washer, seamstress, nurse and MOTHER.
Nell Berry |
