Without them we may have never eaten our vegetables. We would never have had the story of Oedipus. Freud may never have been so popular. We never would have had someone pack our school lunches, or get up to us in the middle of the night when we were children and scared of the boogey-monster under the bed or in the wardrobe.
We never would have had someone to tell about our school day or get excited for us when we went on our first date. At weddings, there wouldn’t be any one proud, wearing a hat. At the cross, there would have been no-one at all watching their son die.
We wouldn’t have had someone to teach us how to cook and bake and boil an egg. We wouldn’t have had someone give us advice about girls or interpret for our father: ‘what your father meant to say’.
We wouldn’t have had someone to tie our shoe-laces or ferry us from music practice to swimming practice and home again. We wouldn’t have had someone who would worry if we were home late from school or stay up until we came home after an evening out. We wouldn’t have someone who would ring us several times a week once we’d left home and bring baking when she came to visit.
We simply wouldn’t be here without them, and today we salute them, whether they are with us still or passed away, near or far, we say ‘Thanks Mum. Happy Mother’s Day’.
