I REMEMBER MAMA

I REMEMBER MAMA

I do remember a mother.

I remember a mother

Who had to wash bed sheets every single day

Because her little boy constantly wee-weed on his bed at night.

I remember a mother

Whose toddler wasted over an hour of her precious time each morning

Because he had to be lured & cajoled to take breakfast.

I remember a mother

Who had to chase her naked son around

Because her son did not want to take his bath.

I remember a mother

Who was almost always being invited by her child’s teachers

As her son in primary 2 had caused one mischief or another.

I remember that mother

Who had to buy a new pair of shoes with her very last pesewa

For one of her son’s classmates when her own son’s shoes were worn out.

Why?

Her son had angrily thrown his classmate’s shoes into a septic tank.

What a son!

I remember a mother

Who fails to open her shop even on market days

Just to attend Parent Teacher Association meetings in her son’s school.

I remember a mother

Who wept her heart out profusely

When she saw her ward’s B.E.C.E results.

He had aggregate 36 anyway.

I remember a certain mother

Who had to sacrifice her working capital

To make sure her son advanced his education.

I do remember a mother

Whose child’s health was of more concern to her than hers

And whose child’s wealth was of more interest to her than her own.

I really remember that mother

Who caned the devil out of her son

Who was beginning to exhibit signs of adolescent stupidy.

I remember a mother

Who managed to squeeze milk & honey out of rocks

Simply to make sure her children slept with smiles on their faces.

And awwww….

How can I forget that mother

Who found two pieces of Panther Condoms

In her eighteen year old son’s left socks

And mustered the courage to ask him

‘My boy, a pack of condom contains three pieces.

What miracle did you perform with the missing one?’

She took the chance to engage him on sex education anyway.

I remember you mama

I really remember you this and every other day

In an appreciative & happy way.

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Happy mother’s day to all the lovely mothers out there

Who persisted in love and support for their children

Despite all their stubborn & foolish ways…