It's about time i wrote something about my mother... my inspiration and role model. As a teacher herself, Mama taught primary school children until her retirement. Up to this day, i can only marvel at her patience and determination at handling 40 seven-year-old pupils per school year, for more than twenty years!
For the last twenty years of my own life, i have been spending weekends with Mama at our family home somewhere in the suburban south. Her cooking was something to look forward to, but more importantly, it is the mother-son time that i really cherish most.
On weekends, Mama and i will spend hours swapping stories and thoughts on the latest matters: siblings, friends, celebrities, work, relatives. Although not necessarily in that order! Mama would be her usual supportive self. Forever encouraging me with my hopes and dreams, she never fails to put in a wise word or two. Ah, mothers are God's gift to ageing guys like me!
As i grow older, these moments have become more precious to me. Perhaps, weekends like these are the strongest links that will bind us together... across distance, beyond time and space.
I LOVE you Mama!
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