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Every time Mothers’ Day draws near, I get a lot of text greetings wanting me to greet my wife, The Ilocana, a “Happy Mothers’ Day.” And why not? I believe we need to celebrate mothers for the way they make and build the country!
I got this material from the Internet credited to anonymity and it’s just so interesting, I need to share this with you.
Here are the things I learned from my mom:
- To appreciate a job well done – “If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside – I just finished cleaning!”
- Religion – “You better pray that will come out of the carpet.”
- Time travel – “If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week!”
- Logic – “Because I said so, that’s why.”
- Foresight – “Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you’re in an accident.”
- Irony – “Keep laughing and I’ll ‘give’ you something to cry about.”
- Osmosis – “Shut your mouth and eat your supper!”
- Contortionism – “Will you ‘look’ at the dirt on the back of your neck!”
- Stamina – “You’ll sit there ’til all that spinach is finished.”
- Weather – “It looks as if a tornado swept through your room.”
- Physics problems – “If I yelled because I saw a meteor coming toward you; would you listen then?”
- Hypocrisy – “If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a million times – don’t exaggerate!!!”
- The circle of life – “I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.”
- Behavior modification – “Stop acting like your father!”
- Envy – “There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don’t have wonderful parents like you do!”
Mothers have frustrations too. (Another material from the Internet credited to anonymity) Here are the ten signs of a frustrated mother:
- Your children know how to read html codes but can’t operate a vacuum cleaner.
- Your children tell you that you said “yes” and you don’t even remember the question.
- You go to the grocery and find yourself having a good time.
- Your husband asks how your day went and you rate it on a scale of 1-10 repeats of “Stop that!” or “No!”.
- You can’t remember the last time you didn’t have to share your drink.
- You mistakenly tell the kids it’s “sanity” time when you meant to say “bed”time.
- The laundry seems to have taken on an evil nature and you begin to feel that it’s out to get you.
- You dread hearing the phone ring because it’s a sure sign there’s about to be trouble amongst the children.
- It’s finally your turn on the computer and “Touched by an Angel” is just coming on.
- You go to sleep with “I’m bored” or “I’m hungry” still ringing in your ears.
Now this is just me and not from the Internet: It’s not easy to be a mother. And that’s why we need to give them all the love and support they need. The true heroes of a nation are the mothers. When they raise their children up correctly, admonishing them in the fear of the Lord, inspiring them to serve God, country, and men, then look at the mothers of a country and you will know whether the country is powerful or not. Abraham Lincoln says: “No man is poor who has had a godly mother.” I hope our country has more godly mothers — mothers who know that they are the influence in creating productive citizens for our country.
Then, and only then, would we have hope.
Mothers are the key. So we love and honor them, not only on Mothers’ Day, but every day of the year.
Francis J. Kong is one of the most respected business and leadership speakers in the country. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Award 2014 among his many awards on leadership, communication, and journalism. Francis is also a multi-awarded columnist and book author where his book, Famealy Matters was awarded the Anvil Award for Excellence.
