A Mother’s Blessing will Always be a Lesson

As a young child, I’ve always been aspired by a mother's teachings and natural ability to be so caring and gentle with their kids and others. I’ve also seen the similarities between most mothers when it comes down to protecting their creations of wonder and beauty. It’s is not only an instinct for a mother to protect her children but a mother would also protect another mother's children as well. I was not raised by my biological mother but instead, I was raised by my aunt who still to this day treats me like I was made by her. She has taught me many things and also allowed me to learn on my own. And even though I was raised by my aunt my biological mother still taught me lifelong lessons that I still think about today.

Lesson 1 (unconditional love)

My aunt taught me how to love unconditionally and how to treat others with kindness and always taught me to stay humble throughout my childhood which is the most critical part of a person’s life. She taught me that without love there is no life. She taught me that everyone carries love within them and it fuels most of us to accomplish things we thought were impossible. Like what I’m doing now I’ve never seen myself committing to something but with love I’ve made a lot of progress in the writing community. So I take my aunt's teaching of love and continue to use it as my fuel to do great things.

Lesson 2 (stand up for myself)

Through most of my childhood if not all I’ve been bullied and it was a reoccurring problem. But my aunt taught me to be a man and handle the problem at hand. So I faced my bully and lost but that was the first time I ever stood up to someone who was causing harm to others and myself. Since then, I knew what it took to protect myself and know no one bothers me.

Lesson 3 (respect myself and others)

My mom also taught me how to live to be respectful, but not let someone walk over me. She also raised me to be a go-getter and while it's nice to depend on people, always make sure you have yourself in the end, she's kinda the reason why I like to be independent because I know that when I do it myself, it gets handled to my best ability.

Lesson 4 (know my worth)

My mom and my aunt taught me to not devalue myself for others no matter the type of relationship we have and to always stand up for myself as well and never let another individual guide my decisions and always stay open to constructive criticism and never negative criticism.

Lesson 5 (live and let go)

There is a lot of people in my life who have had an impact on my life. Whether it was it was a positive impact or a negative impact on my life it was an impact. My grandparents on my mom's side were never in my life and I’ve had come to terms with that because I've had other people to fill their shoes and though I would have preferred my blood Grandparents the love I've gotten from others has been enough. The grandparents on my dad's side sadly passed away before I was born. I have learned to let go of all the negative impacts on my life and live my life and a happier way for my mom and my Auntie.

Blessing 1 (Always there for me)

My aunt has never given up on me no matter how much trouble I’ve gotten in over the years, and there were plenty of chances for her to give me back to my abusive aunts on my mother’s side but never did. I’ll be forever grateful for her saving my life mentally and physically.

Blessing 2 (The act of selfless kindness)

When I would come home upset about being bullied my aunt would make sure I felt better by making me laugh and getting some food and even though I had a hard time at school, I’ve always felt safe and loved at home.

Blessing 3 (A holiday tradition)

As kids, we all loved the big Jolly man who would come down our chimneys And deliver our presents under the tree for being good for the year. Has kids we all loved the beauty of having dinner with the family and us seeing our distant family that we don’t see often and the feeling we get laughing with our favorite cousins and goofing around. Well, my aunt always ensured that I’ve always had the best holiday season she could offer and she has done the greatest job at ensuring that her family was happy.

Blessing 4 (always providing hospitality to others)

Another thing my aunt taught me is to allow hospitality to others because you never know what someone is going through and they may need extra help. But she also taught me to have a limit because people will try to use you for your kind gestures towards them. “that’s is never ok.” She would say to me as we would have our long conversations while sitting at home relaxing.

The greatest part of all

A lot of things have happened in my life and most of the time they were bad moments and most of the time I was left with no one to talk to about my issue. But the main person I knew I could turn to was my aunt. She has been there through every heartbreaking moment, every happy moment, every unhappy, moment every disappointing moment, and beyond. In my experience with her as my guardian, I knew that I could conquer any I put my mind to and she made sure I had all the necessary tools to grow and flourish in this world. Every little moment with her felt like the best things on the earth and those are things I will never forget. She has never disappointed me and still hasn’t I will forever love her like my mother because she has done more for me than she realizes and has done more for me than anyone in this universe.

With that being said, I can say with complete confidence that I have one of the best aunts and that will never change. In my eyes, she is the perfect Definition Of a woman and a mother and to her, I say thank you for your hard work, your dedication, endless love, and for never giving up on me when everyone else did.

Thank you all for your time.

P.s.

Every mother who has ever treated me and others as their child will forever have my respect, admiration, and my thanks.