Cheers to the wonderful and amazing mothers of the world! And a special toast to my beloved sisters: Violet, Dona, Bembem, and Rita. I thought that this is a day to have an “inventory” of the children we have raised and lovingly dedicated our lives in caring for them. The children we nurtured and treasured for all time – “even unto the end of the world”. Here are the children of our generation under each of us:
Me first:
Dodi, Minkie, Corky, Marco, Toddy, Spanky, and Ember.
Violet:
Donnie, Hector, and Deana.
Dona: (our
most beloved sister): Richie, Web, Gerber, Tala, Patty, Lisa, Oliver, Entoy,
Day and Aloe.
Bembem:
Barbie, Penny, Ivory, May and Mong.
Rita: (also
our beloved youngest sister): Breezy, Aster, Stryke, Niko, Keaton, and Dondon.
And to our
children who are now mothers themselves we greet you with pride in our hearts
for carrying on the medal of honor of being mothers of the 3rd
generation.
Love, TUTU.
EMBER, this
is for you- a beautiful and heart rending message you sent me in 2008.
…. When I
was a child, I didn’t understand how hard you work to provide everything you
wanted me to have. Some might say that’s a parents job. But looking back, I
know you did so much more than you needed to. With so much love, you put your
needs aside to care for me… Now that I’m an adult I understand how you
sacrificed, and I know how lucky I am to have been blessed with such a
wonderful mother. I may not always say the words, but I want you to know that I love you and I appreciate all
you’ve done – and all you continue to do. (you quote this from “For a wonderful
Mother”)
I remember
you saying that I didn’t have time to communicate with you when you were
growing up- it is one of the many reasons why I can’t even say goodnight to you
my children because I was home late after attending night school to earn my
baccalaureate to maintain my job. Most of the time I was sent to the regions
which would take weeks to test a new program. I suppose I didn’t fit the mold
of a super, super mom. But I really tried my best to fill in the shoes of a
loving mother.
HAPPY
MOTHERS’ DAY!
