Mothers

I will always remember getting up early to study when I was younger. And as soon my mother heard me going downstairs, she woke up, no matter how tired she was. And she prepared for me the most delicious breakfast in the world.

Mothers have always been near. And after some years, you realise that you are talking as she used to talk, cooking as she used to cook, telling your kids off as she used to tell you off, singing as she used to sing, teaching as she used to teach you, writing as she used to write, crying as she used to cry.

And one day, those big shoes that you once tried on, now fit perfectly well…and you can follow your mum's steps. And then you understand all the things that you criticized in the past when you were a teenager.  You understand the limits, aims, anger, worries, fears.

It is then when you really appreciate that your mother was always there, close to you, taking care of you… And you thank her for her sacrifice, for her time.

And suddenly, you look at yourself on the mirror and YOU SEE HER. Because you were inside her for nine months… but she will be inside us all our life.