Happy Mother's Day

Dear Mum,

Boy to the florist: "Are you busier on Valentine's Day or Mother's Day?
Florist: "Definitely Mother's day. Everyone has a mother but not a lover."

Not everyone has a mother.

Mothers who have passed away. Mothers who have divorced their own children. Mothers who had no choice but to give away their children since birth. The children not knowing who their mother is.

I'm just glad I have known who my mother was, who loved me unconditionally and gave me all the love and care she could give. Mum, I thank you so much.

Thank you for:

• being there for me when I needed you the most
• cooking me my favourite meals
• buying me little things that make me happy
• bringing me up in the right path
• taking care of stupid things I have done
• laying out a pathway to give me a better future
• nurturing me to become a better person
• teaching me how to cook and clean
• lecturing me about typical males
• having dnms and gossip sesh in the car to n from work
• taking me to and from school and the station
• giving me driving lessons even though you thought you were gonna have a heart attack
• being overprotective (to an extent)
• buying me a bike for my birthday when I was 7 even though we lived in a flat
• taking me to piano lessons though I didn't like it

Thank you for being you, a mother, a friend, someone who I could lean on.

I wish I could see you face again, see you smile, hear you laugh, feel your presence, give you a hug, a kiss, hop in the car and go to work together, bring happiness to people around us.

I wish I could do a simple thing, like go shopping to buy you a present for Mother's day. 

Love you always,

Your daughter Anna ♥