The look on her face told me everything. It wasn't anger. It was confusion. She didn't see the 30 days of sacrifice; she saw one moment of cruelty.
I thought that if I wasn't exhausted, I wasn't trying hard enough. I thought that saying "no" to her was saying "no" to gratitude. But after a month of showering my mother with love, I had forgotten to save any for myself. After a month of showering my mother with love ...
We hear it all the time: Cherish your parents. Call your mother. Spoil her while you can. The look on her face told me everything
Showers are great—for a garden. But if you stand under a waterfall for 30 days straight, you get bruised by the force of the water. You get waterlogged. You lose your footing. She didn't see the 30 days of sacrifice;
For the last 30 days, I made it my mission to shower my mother with love. Not just the occasional Sunday phone call or the obligatory birthday bouquet. I mean full-force love.
The look on her face told me everything. It wasn't anger. It was confusion. She didn't see the 30 days of sacrifice; she saw one moment of cruelty.
I thought that if I wasn't exhausted, I wasn't trying hard enough. I thought that saying "no" to her was saying "no" to gratitude. But after a month of showering my mother with love, I had forgotten to save any for myself.
We hear it all the time: Cherish your parents. Call your mother. Spoil her while you can.
Showers are great—for a garden. But if you stand under a waterfall for 30 days straight, you get bruised by the force of the water. You get waterlogged. You lose your footing.
For the last 30 days, I made it my mission to shower my mother with love. Not just the occasional Sunday phone call or the obligatory birthday bouquet. I mean full-force love.