What Mother’s Day means to me
There are two mothers in my life. One is my wife who is mum to R and M. The other is my mum.
I am not saying everybody has a perfect relationship with their mum, but I have always been very close to mine.
My mum is ageing now and I have started to realise that every Mother’s Day is a bonus for me because I really don’t know how long she will be here for. The reality is that when she’s gone it’s going to leave a big hole in my life. I have considered myself very lucky to have such a devoted mum who I know would help me out in any way she could and do anything within her power for me.
How do you put into words how important a mum is/?
Well in my case my mum has always been there for me. Regardless of all the ups and downs that U’ve had in life, my mum has never judged me. She’s always just supported me as only a mum can do. She says the right thing at the right time. Mums just know! So just want to say that I love you mum and thank you for all you have done for me. I hope you are here for many more mothers days.
I was out buying some gifts for my wife from the girls and I thought I am so lucky to have my mum in my life for so long because it’s so easy to take her for granted and I should never moan if she does annoy me a little bit because she won’t be around forever.
You were born to be a mummy and I only have to watch you with the girls to see how natural it is for you to be a mummy.
We all love so very much xxxx
7 Comments
Erica Price
March 15, 2015 at 8:25 am
Lovely post celebrating the women in your life! Hope they have a good day.
Sarah Howe
March 15, 2015 at 9:46 am
What a beautiful post and lovely words. Enjoy your day together xxx #maternitymondays
Caroline Elliott
March 15, 2015 at 3:49 pm
Beautiful post, I am so soppy today it made me well up ever so slightly. Hope both your special ladies are having a lovely day. Thanks for linking with #MaternityMondays xx
Laura Powell-Corbett
March 16, 2015 at 9:33 am
I hope both ladies in your life had a lovely day xx #maternitymondays
Nicky Kentisbeer
June 14, 2017 at 2:36 pm
You can tell how much you love both your mum and your wife through all of your posts Nige. And rightly so! Lovely words and, yes, there is a huge void when we lose our parents. Sadly, my mum passed away on my daughters 2nd birthday. We always have a lovely gathering here and it is always a happy time as is Mothers Day when the sisters and nieces always get together. My daughter is 11 now and still none the wiser. As long as everyone that is important knows they are loved, we are doing the right thing. #tweensteensbeyond
Sharon Parry
June 17, 2017 at 12:38 pm
This is a truly lovely post Nige and you write beautifully about your wife and your mum. Both are obviously fantastic mothers and I’m so glad you appreciate them. Thanks so much for sharing with us at #TweensTeensBeyond
Jo – Mother of Teenagers
June 17, 2017 at 3:31 pm
Nigel what a lovely, heartfelt post. A mother’s love is truly special. My mother was diagnosed with cancer 10 years ago and given only 6 months to live. Against all the odds she survived but at that time I was so not ready to lose her and of course I am still not and each mother’s day I thank our lucky stars she is still here to celebrate another year. Thank you for sharing your story. #TweensTeensBeyond