Mommy Dearest: What to Write in a Mother's Day Card

Mother's day can be stressful for anyone, be it kid or adult, because human beings tend to go blank under the pressure of the necessity to do something. Leave them alone and they flourish like a rose in bloom.

Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day... Believe me when I say, as a female, I do not like any of them because:

1) They are extemely superficial
2) Makes the other party (lover/mother/father/spouse/etc) expect something from you and since the majority go with the flow, it ends up as nothing but an enforcement on most of us.
3) Repeat number one because anything enforced lacks genuineness.

In the end, be true to yourself and tell me that you are actually looking forward to these days. No. I'm sorry, dear reader, but you're not looking forward to Father's Day, for instance. That day and knocking on his door with a present in your hands is just a fake relief on your part if you tend to ignore the poor man for most of the year. I may be stoned for being the one to tell you truth instead of trying to give you butterflies and rainbows but truth is truth.

That said, let's get back to mother's day and see what we can come up with in a mother's day card.

No matter how you see your mother as, she is a sacred creature. Always keep that in mind. If you're a youngster and having a problematic relationship with your mother due to whatever reason, know that she is not the greatest jinx cast upon you. Instead, try to see the coming Mother's Day as a milestone in your relationship. If your relationship with your mother is as smooth as a baby's bottom, then see this day as just another opportunity to express your love for her.

Life is short, dear reader and it is shorter than you think. It's been 15 years since I waved my mother goodbye to her eternal sleep and 15 years without a mother teaches one what an important figure she is in one's life.

Remember that time when you fell down and hurt your knee as a kid. It was bleeding like no tomorrow and you ran to her, sobbing and in intolerable pain. It was her hands that gave you the first aid or her arms that soothed you and rushed you to a hospital. Remember that night when you were burning in fever and she was the one who sat next to you, holding your hand all night.

Try to remember...

If she is a working, single mother, just think why she is fighting out there in that big, cruel, man's world. Maybe she is at home all tired during the afternoon and could not pay you too much attention. Just who is she fighting for do you think? Who is she placing her hopes in? Who is she trying to give a life to?

Let's say, she is a housewife and does not have the most sparkling smile for you all the time. Considering she is not a Stepford Wife, try to put yourself in her shoes just for once. When did she last receive an "I love you" from those who is most precious to them? She is cooking and cleaning and ironing for you all day but when do you think was the last time she was not taken for granted for doing all these? Who realizes that (and save that responsibilities speech to yourself) she is doing all these because of her love for you? Did you ever thank her for doing the laundry? Funny isn't it? Who on earth would thank their mom for doing the laundry? It's her duty, right?

Right?

You think she was born to do it?

Think again...

Let's say you are a wealthy family, all right. Do you know how many people would prefer their lives to be less full of riches and more full of love? I know a few, myself. How many times did you find the opportunity to spend an afternoon in your mother's arms, then? How many times did you really reach out for her?

How many of us did not give up and kept trying?

Or perhaps she is old, living alone after your dad passed away and you, dear reader, are in another city or out there in another house with your own family. Do you ever consider what it is like to go to bed all alone at night? Especially after dedicating an entire life to you and your father? Can you hear the ticking of the clock in the now silent living room? She hears it every day. Can you imagine how heavy silence might be?

If you think she is cranky, dear reader, she is simply craving for her beloveds' attention in the inside.
If she is quiet, she is in need of your love.

Now quit trying to find some cheesy poem on the net, get that card and write a sentence that honestly tells her about how you feel. Let this mother's day a new beginning where all the disappointments or heart breaks are left behind. It is time to give her an apology for whatever you did or tell her you forgive her for whatever reason(s) you think she hurt you or make her know that she is special for you.

It is time to tell her "I love you" and nothing more.

And dear reader, let this mother's day a new beginning for you. Let it be a beginning in the sense that every day is Mother's day or Father's day or Valentine's or a birthday! Open your heart and start expressing your feelings more freely. Make a move and start showing your love more often. Soon, you will realize that love you receive in return will be worth the effort.

Do not postpone love!

Ever!

Because life, dear reader, is really shorter than you think.

Have a great life!