Mignon's mothers and her son
As Mother’s day rapidly approaches, I find it to be a great opportunity to pay homage to the person who brought me (and all of my splendor) into this world. My dear Mama ( although she tried to semi-roast me the other day because I have outgrown calling her Mommy) is the perfect combination of sass and selflessness, beauty and brawn, humor and humbleness, kindness and discipline. The woman ( and mother ) I have become today is due solely to the fact that she is who she is.
Most unselfish mothers of today would not allow their children to go broke in an effort to shower them with gifts and other expensively overpriced flights of fancy — especially in these such uncertain times. In the grand scheme of things, what moms want most this 10th of May is their kids’ time, a celebration that involves some sparkling conversation, good food and a tiny gift as a token of love.
This sounds like a small battle to fight in making Mother’s day the perfect experience for your dear mama, but quite honestly its a battle that is far better fought in theory than in actuality. The lack of inspiration on what exactly to do for your mama can turn an otherwise joyous holiday into a monstrous headache. Especially if your dealing with a woman like my mama, who already has EVERYTHING so its hard to pinpoint that one thing that she doesn’t have, that she’s really been wanting. So needless to say, I was popping Tylenol like a crazy person and void of Mother’s day inspired ideas. Well, that was before I had a chance to sit and really think about the true essence of Mother’s Day.
Small children have the most genuine approach to love. They like to make things that they have painstakingly put together all in an effort to show how much they love you. Not just on one day, but everyday since in the eyes of a child, everyday is Mother’s Day. As adults, we often lose the genuineness of love and replace it with material things. So instead of really searching our hearts to find something we can do to show our love, we try and figure out the best thing to buy that will properly convey that love. We go into this gift buying frenzy and forget that what Mama really just wants is something that is genuine and comes from our hearts. It may not be from a high-priced store or cost a million dollars, but a genuine love expression will let Mama know that you value her far more than any dollar amount can show. I think now is as good a time as any to go back to those genuine ideas of love and focus on what it really means to celebrate our mothers.
In the spirit of that revelation, I have crafted a nontraditional and creative gift for my mother that I will present to her this May 10th. I have written something especially for her entitled ‘Mama… a love letter’ which I will present to her in a nice frame. She will love the fact that I sat down and wrote something for her and will know how much I love and celebrate her by the care in which it was written. I urge all of you SASSY folks to try and do something for your mother ( maybe in addition to what you may have already bought for her) that goes beyond a charge on your VISA card.
If your still looking for that perfect last minute gift idea, take a moment to think outside of the box and really take into consideration those things that Mama really cherishes because in the end, it will be the little things that will mean the most to her. And hopefully, as I stated in a portion of my letter, you can show your Mama through the smallest gesture that “if she were a song, she’d be the perfect verse over a tight beat.”
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mother’s past, present and future.
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