Motherly Advice
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| “Marry a man who loves you and respects you. Marry a man who thinks the world of you.” - Mom |
My mother felt like imparting some wisdom upon me this evening and
it’s pretty deep stuff. Okay, it might not be monumental or life
changing, or even anything remotely new, but there’s something pretty
moving about receiving advice from someone you know loves you and only
wants what’s best for you - especially if that person is your mother.
I didn’t set out to write my next post about my mother but I honestly
can’t think of a reason why not to, now that I’m here. I know I can be
pretty hard on my mother sometimes, but I have no doubt that everything I
am today is to a great extent because of her. She is what one would
define as “a strong woman”. She works hard, she is honest and she is
tough as nails, but the single greatest thing about my mother is her
compassion. She can’t help it, she is kind to and always thinking about
everyone. She has a massive heart and in spite of the short temper, and
over-protectiveness, I know that everything she does, she does because
she cares…so much. And if I can only say I learned one thing from my
mother, I hope that it is her compassion.
I know that her advice about the right person to marry can only have
come from that compassionate soul of hers and I guess that’s why I felt
compelled to right it down and share it with the Internet. It’s not new,
it’s not original but it means everything to me because it came from
her and because she loves me and I love her.
M
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