Not All Mothers Are The Same
"Love must be sincere." -- Romans 12:9a
Today is Mother's Day. It is a celebration by some who honor their mothers or who are honored as mothers. Then there is everyone else.
I think of the childless woman who longed for children she could never have.
My heart breaks for the orphan, no matter the age, who faces the day without a beloved mother to honor.
Be mostly I think of those who suffered the agony of a mother who never deserved them. As people all around celebrate, they ache with the hurt and anger of the unloved and the unwanted.
Some suffered abuse, both physical and emotional, from the mothers who were supposed to protect and care for them. Some were neglected or abandoned, left to either care for themselves or be shuttled from foster home to foster home. They carry emotional scars and, sometimes, pent-up anger at the woman who either could not or would not love them.
The world tells us that all mothers love their children. Reality tells us that some mothers simply don't. Maybe they don't know how. Maybe they can't do anything but offer insincere words, while their actions speak loudly otherwise. Maybe they are only repeating what they, themselves, learned as children.
Today is a beautiful day of celebration for some. For others it is a day filled with haunting memories of a relationship that only ever brought pain.
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