My mom will always be special to me. She was a great mother and while I may not have completely appreciated her when I was a child, the older I get, and the older my children get, the more I realize how much my Mother sacrificed and how much she gave for me and my siblings.
Here’s a few of the many things I learned from my mom.
1. All about Hair – Oh, you know. Long hair and tangles. Many tears. I’d rather go around looking like a porcupine than brush out all those tangles. But, nope, find a good hairbrush and brush away.
My mom also taught me how to fix my hair. How to use hairspray. How to use hot rollers (which I still own because you know that crazy curly hair fad is coming back in someday). She was even ok with me getting perms, dying my hair, trying new styles, etc.
I actually keep my hair pretty natural these days. But I’m so grateful that she was ok with me trying out new things and finding my style when I was a teenager.
2. How to wear makeup – Her best advice on this topic – aside from showing me HOW to apply things like mascara (so I didn’t end up looking like a raccoon) and lipstick – “makeup should accent your face, not hide it”. To this day, I still can’t stand the feel of foundation, so I don’t wear it. But, my mom taught me to be confident and happy with the way I look and to enjoy makeup as a way to dress up and not a means to hide my face.
And since the natural look is all the rage these days, I’m quite happy with my makeup routine.
3. How to cook – Being able to cook, and being comfortable in the kitchen has served me so well over the years. For starters, think of all the money my family saves by only going out to eat a few times a month. And then there’s the fact that I don’t have to spend a long time in the kitchen to come up with a healthy meal that my family likes.
I’ve had lots of practice and it all started with my mom letting me join her in the kitchen and make a mess.
4. How to have good manners – These are so important, and it seems that they are often neglected these days! From just how to be polite to people to which fork to use at that formal dinner party. Manners have served me well over the years.
5. How to be a Mom – Of all the things she taught me. I think one of the greatest things I learned was how to be a Mom. From seeing her pain when I was in pain from one of my many skinned knees (almost all acquired by flipping over my bike handlebars), to answering all my late night phone calls (which she would still answer even today). Watching her care for me and my siblings, and listening to her advice on life. Loving my Dad, and seeing them work as a team.
I have a great Mom who gifted me something invaluable. She showed me what a great Mom is. And that’s how I learned how to be a Mom.
so true, so many things i’ve learned from my mom.
I learned a lot from my mom. How to cook (which I passed on to my daughters), compassion and strength! I love my mom
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Love this post. I have learnt so many things for my mom and unknowingly have picked up things from her.
Mom’s are full of wisdom, and it’s amazing how much more like them we become as the years go by.
This post made me think of my mom so much! I hope your mom is able to read this!
Awwwww. Moms are the best!
I agree. I appreciate my mom all the more when I myself became a mom. I salute to her sacrifices and patience.
Your Mom sounds like an amazing woman! You are very lucky!
I didn’t really have that kind of a mom. I think it was because there were so many of us kids. I love that you learned so much from yours.
I hope my kids can say these things about me when they grow up!
I hope that my children will be able to say things like this about me one day. Thank you for sharing!
I wish my mom had taught me to be confident in my looks without makeup. Unfortunately, if I don’t wear makeup around her, I’m asked if I’m sick or tired. Thanks Mom.
Super sweet! You don’t realize how much you do actually learn from your Mom! I find myself saying things to my daughter that my Mom used to say to me too!
LOL – I do that to. I’ll say something and then be like, that’s just what my Mom always said!
Definitely learnt about cooking and makeup from my mom!
I love your post. Your mother sounds amazing. My mom taught me how to cook too. I didn’t appreciate my mom either when I was growing up now I see the amazing things she did for me and my siblings.
It’s amazing the different perspective being a mom myself gave me!
All my kids have come and thanked me as they had children and now know the sacrifice
That’s so sweet!