In the day and age that we live in, families are under great attack. It is felt around every corner, throughout each and every day. There is a lot happening around us, but there is one thing that has been on my mind for quite some time now that I just need to say:
~ Mothers: love your daughters ~
What power in such a simple statement. I will not go into detail, but there are things that have happened recently in my life that have forced me to step back and reevaluate my relationship with members of my family, to see what is truly important to me. I have been put into an inconceivable position, and it hurts. But what has hurt more is taking years of abuse and not standing up to it. My role in life has changed: I am here to be a wife and a mother; to raise my children to be happy, strong, confident individuals.
This is a little of what I feel a daughter needs from a Mother:
* unconditional love; respect; trust
* nurturing; guidance; compassion
* support; friendship
* to feel valued
* to be taught how to run a household, manage finances
* to be encouraged to further education and seek a good career
* a shoulder to cry/lean on in times of sorrow or frustration
* unconditional love...
This is so basic. I am consciously working to make my relationship with my daughters better. They need me. They'll go through a lot in their youth and I need to be there for them. They'll go through even more in their adult life and I still need to be there for them. A solid Mother/Daughter relationship should be a must. This is not to say that I'm leaving my son out! He needs me, too. He has always been a "mama's-boy" and I love it! I love that he has learned from his Father how to respect and treat a lady. I love that he needs me.
This is such a random post, but it's real in my life. I have been forced to take some huge steps, and I've chosen to move "forward". And John and I and our children will only be stronger for it. I hope that you'll take a look deep inside and find what's most important to you. Cherish your little ones! Let them know every day how much they mean to you; how important they are; how proud you are of them; how much their Father in Heaven loves them. Make sure they know these things. Make sure you are there for them...
1 comment:
Aim that is such great advice. I totally agree with everything that you have said. You take the good and the bad things from our moms and we grow into the mothers we want to be for our children.
A mother plays a big role in our lives and I hope that I can at least be half the mother to my kids as my mom was to me.
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