It’s
been nine mother’s days without my mom and every year I promise myself to avoid
this whole victimization, or what my sister would describe as drama that people
are celebrating it with their moms and I’m not! But I can’t help but feel sorry for myself
that she’s not around.
I
don’t know why this feeling doesn’t strike so powerfully on other occasions
like her birthday, the anniversary of her passing, her wedding anniversary,
etc. It just hits me on mother’s day when everything around me, online and
offline, serves as a painful reminder of the sad reality.
I
remember we used to plan for this day weeks in advance. What shall we get her?
How do we use it as an opportunity to tell her how much we love her?
As kids we used to write poetry and make
cards from scratch. We used to look forward to going back home from school to
surprise her with our artistic creations!
I remember as an adult I’d spend time at the flower shop choosing the
best bouquet of sunflowers.
March
used to be a happy month, full of flowers and color! I can’t say it’s a sad
month now, but to me it’s got a different taste. When I’m in a low nostalgic
mood, I look at March as a sad reminder of her loss. But on good days, it turns
into a happy memory.
And
on this occasion I decided to share all the happy memories with my mom through
this slideshow that my sister put together three years ago.
Happy Mother’s Day!
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