Momma knows best

I've been thinking about this for some time now. Mothers and fathers and their roles in our lives. I may be a bit late for Mother's day but better a late post than none at all. This post will focus on mothers and how they shape our lives.

I remember this scene from Disney's Tangled from a while back. But this isn't the kind of Momma I want to focus on. Everyone has a mother and most mothers will have a special place in their kid's hearts - no matter how old they are. A meme, which I can't find for some reason, comes to mind. It goes, "No matter how old I get, I always want my mom when I don't feel good."

The past few weeks, I've been noticing how people talk about their moms or other people's moms for that matter. I love going to the mall or eating at a restaurant and watching kids cling to their moms, or seeing how moms would discipline her kids. My mom never really disciplined me. That was my dad's department. But one common theme I find with anyone, is that they can say no to their father but it takes so much to say no to a mother.

Most of my friends (and probably yours as well) will say that mothers don't know much about pop culture or technology. My mom and aunt still ask me how to "give them internet" on their phone. But when it comes to the basic truths, the truly know best. Got a cold? Ask your mom. Remember your favorite childhood dish which you want to recreate today? You know exactly who to ask. Have you had measles already? Or dengue? When was your last asthma attack? Mom's got you covered on your medical history.

They also say that mom's are the first to know if their children have homosexual tendencies while fathers are usually clueless. They seem to know your secrets no matter how hard you try to hide them. It's one of their many talents which belong to them alone. It's as if they have psychic powers like Jean Grey or something. But really, I think they're more powerful psychics than even Sansa Stark Jean Grey.

So about my own mother. She's a super woman. Maybe she forgets hot to use her phone properly but the important stuff, she remembers. She remembers all of her relatives, their spouses, children, and how we're all related to them. She also remembers all of my dad's relatives, their spouses, their children and how we're related to them. She remembers her cooking and baking recipes and can dictate to you the exact measurements while she's out 

Stick her in any group of people and she'll make a best friend right away. She has a knack for socializing while the rest of us don't have that talent. She's the social butterfly in our family. And our family is all the better for it. She's the one who finds people we need the most, like a good pulmonologist, a good vet, a good supplier for something we need in the family business. She's got her powers and I'm happy I have her as a mom.

Mothers in general are able to compensate for what their family lacks as shown by my mom. A friend of mine has a very religious mother. He and his dad are not religious at all. Another friend's mom is very frantic and cautious of everything while the rest of the family is chill, calm and collected. That may not sound good but momma's always right so her frantic opinion does serve their family well. Another friend's mom has more of the authoritarian role in their family while their dad takes the more loving father role.

Mothers never appear in the same shape or form but are always what their family needs. Take some time to think about your mother and how her quirks serve your family for the better.