This year was be my fifth mothers' day and my son turns 5 in July.
The year he turned 2,I remember being so busy on this day with an active (almost 2) toddler and a 5 month old baby daughter. Don't think I did anything special that year,but I do remember my mom asking me what I would love to get or do this day. And I said I want to hear my son saying"mom". He wasn't verbal then and we were worried about him.
This year my girlfriends and I went for a mother's day out while the husbands watched over the kids. After an uninterrupted lunch, an hour getting nails done and loads of window shopping,I reach home and my son comes running to me calling "Mummy" while all the other kids were busy playing. It was the best gift ever.
Its been just few months that he has been using "mommy" "daddy" to refer to us meaningfully. He was always looking for his dad whenever he went out ,but never really seemed to notice when I wasn't around.But my husband said,ever since I left that day,he has been continuously asking for me and looking around the house.
That made my life more meaningful and enriching...my choice to be a stay-at-home mom so my son gets the best therapies available,to always look out for creative ways to teach my son,everything I can do to help him defeat this mysterious condition of Autism.
I am not the greatest mom he can get..but every day I try my best and have great faith and hope in him.
Happy Mother's Day to all moms reading this .
Next time you worry over trivial things about your kid being a bad eater,or not interested in sports,or not being able to add at age 5--think of moms with special kids for whom little things you all take for granted- like just being able to say " Mommy" are reasons enough for huge celebration!!!!
Thank you JJJ for being the most hardworking kid around and for making your mom so proud
6 comments:
wow! a great post and a touching one too..belated mothers day wishes to u !!
Wow Sonia, I wud definitely say that it will be a special day for you...and all your efforts are paying slowly, Keep up your good work! I know Jonathan is a Cute kid and will be very proud of you both! God alwyas like to test people in different ways, so you are fighting the battle...he won't let you down! Keep up your hard work on Jonathan, I'm sure he'll be fine,I'm very proud to have a friend like you who is very intelligent smart and determined!Jonathan-That was an excellent gift you gave to your Mom on Mother's day hugging and calling your "MOM" by her name. makes it worth of her Life....
hey nice blog-very touching!a belated happy mothers day to u!You r so right in this busy world we always forget about the important things in life (no matter how small or big)-anyway good to hear that u had a wonderful mothers day!I was sick in bed all day-so I got a good break on that day-watched tv the whole time(now with 3 kids what more could I ask for?)-btw did u read the article that I sent u abt beating autism with dietery changes?I just heard abt this and thought it was interesting........one of my friends here is actually trying it out with her daughter!
soniachechi.....iam so happy to know you had such a wonderful mothers day this year.Dont worry!God can never disappoint you for all the hardwork you both put in for Jonu.
one day i can assure you Jonathan will be the happiest person in this world to have you as parents and he is going to make u proud with a BIGGGG Surprise!!!!.all our support and prayers are with you.Actually,this blog has really helped me to stop and think everytime before i start scolding my kids for silly mistakes they do.soniachechi, you have really given us all mothers a good thought on taking things for granted.
Thanks JZ,Sree,Shwe and Nisha for your kind words and encouragement. This post is very close to my heart.
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happy to hear about ur wonderful and much awaited achievement on this mothers day!!.May God bless u at the earliest !!!Be optimistic ,success will be urs one day!!Its rare to find such ppl like u who treasure and value motherhood !!hats off to you!
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