Did, your Mother really deserve to be honored on Mother's day?

[tantricia44]

As children we all look up to our mothers 4 love, guidance, approval,understanding, protection, & over all care. This is why, we honor them on mother's day. But what about the days when ur mother was more ur enemy than ur protector? What a/o that baby that was thrown away in the thrash b/c  the mom was 2 scare 2 tell her parents. What a/o the billionth time u've been called stupid, good for nothing, worthless, useless, brainless piece of trash repeating over & over that u actually believe it! Or the time when u don't feel the pain any more from the trashing u've received 4 spilling milk on ur white dress. I've forgiven my mom 4 most of the wrong she's done 2 me & my siblings but I will never forget. I don't see my mom as a mother, more like a distance friend. Because of the past, I still don't fully trust her & my security alarm kicks in. So, this mother's day I bought her gold ring w/all her kids names engraved on it. She's going to get it nx wk b/c I've ordered it on the net. So, Am I being a total hypocrite by getting her a Mother's day present? I do forgive her but i won't ever forget....&what really ticks me off is she act's like nothing like that happened at all. Like she erased those negative memories from her mind.

So, MOMS' (WORLDWIDE) my question is, DO YOU, DESERVE TO BE HONORED on MOTHER'S DAY?

[smithjcsdfw]

I can only say this much my mother certainly deserves to be honored since she raised 3 head strong boys into men through their teenage years without the benefit of a husband and father.

[Azanne07]

Unlike you, i didnt get my mom anything. I havent been able to forgive enough to actually want to talk to my mother.

But i am a GREAT mother and had a great mothers day

[ghunter]

I am so sorry trantrici44 your mother was the way she was, but if you have truly forgiven her for treating you bad, she deserves to be honor, two wrong dont make it right.  You did not state rather you had kids, but if you do treat your kids like you wanted to be treated and maybe your mother will see the errors of her ways and let you know how sorry she is for mistreating you.  Love your mother, I know I wish I still had mind, she hit and yell at us a lot, but we knew she loved us.  Forgive your mother and show her how much you love her and maybe you both can sit and talk about, why she did the things she did (she may not even remember), but God knows your heart and you will be blessed for it.

[lher0277]

yes i love my mom

[mrisha]

If my Mom had still been amongst the living, YES she definitely deserved to be honored on Mother's Day.  My Mom sacrificed a lot for her children and grandchildren.

[ancmetro]

     Yes!...Because I am a mother too! Do not forget: "The mother is the mother"...She is wanted: Dead or alive. Tell her you love and honor her!

[Annella]

The Bible says to honor your father and mother. It doesn't stipulate if they are bad or good. My mother gave me up when I was a little baby, but I still love her because I have no idea what her life was like at the time. My Dad died very young by his own doing. It doesn't matter....both of them gave me life, and I thank and love them for that. I had a step mother for 7 years of my young life that was a troubled soul, who took it out on the weak. How miserable she must have viewed her existence. I pity her today because she was a lost soul. How poor and wretched people like this become, and their days are full of sorrow. They are to be pitied and forgiven, as the hell they live in is perpetuated by themselves. The person that said their mother acts like she doesn't remember how she was to her children, is misinformed. Her/his mother does remember, but wants to forget. You can help her do that. She probably is so ashamed of the past, that she wants to forget it and try and do better. Give her that chance.

I have wonderful mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, etc., in my spiritual family, and believe me when I say that I couldn't love them any more than if they were my own blood. You can find spiritual friends and family that are more dear to you than any family member. There is a lady right here on this forum that has become like a sister to me and we have never met yet......someday we will.

Being a single parent myself in the past and raising a child was not easy. Did I do everything correct? No. Times were hard, money was scarce, I did my best. Last night as I was talking to my son late into the night, laughing, crying, praying together, it seemed that whatever I lacked in raising him, God did the rest. He has turned out to be a fine man, father, husband, and provider for his family. Respected by everyone.

Forgiveness of strangers is pretty easy, but when it comes to those we love and look to for trust and acceptance.....that's difficult when they fail us. Especially family members. What we need to realize is that we are no picnic either with all of our shortcomings. Forgiveness actually heals yourself, not the other person. It releases your spirit and gives you peace and the victory in the situation. If you find yourself always remembering negative past situations to repeat it over and over again.....you have not forgiven. No, we can not forget, but we can learn to not let those thoughts "dwell" in our mind. I remember a saying: "You can't help the birds flying over your head, but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair". Get a list of wonderful times that you have experienced in your life, and then when the negative thoughts come, take out that list and read it over and over.

There are times when forgiveness is especially difficult for people. Victims of abuse come to mind. Asking God to help you forgive, can release you from that bitter bondage of memory. There is such a blessing in forgiveness that is healing to the soul. Easy? No. Necessary? Absolutely.

[vitaliymitityuk]

my mother deserved to be honored this past weekend! She raised 7 kids and all well! I'm greatful for her and for her love, help and support even now.

[jessicaroselorr]

Yes my mother did deserve to be honored. She is so strong and has been such a amazing person in mine and others lives

[NikkiPickle]

My Mother deserves more than Just one day to be honored....She is VERY special to my heart!!!

[diala84]

My mom is definitely deserves to be honored. She was a very good mother but I can see that not all parents are good. You need to make a choice whether you overlook the bad or to focus on it your whole life. It is your choice but holding a grudge only hurts you not the person you have the grudge against.

[jaherna67]

Yes all Mother's should be honored on Mother's Day. 

[EAngels]

I think it up to your conscience if you desire it. But as for me and to my mom, whelther we will be recognized as great mom; we don't mind at all because what we know in our heart is full of  love .

[lynn426]

As children we all look up to our mothers 4 love, guidance, approval,understanding, protection, & over all care. This is why, we honor them on mother's day. But what about the days when ur mother was more ur enemy than ur protector? What a/o that baby that was thrown away in the thrash b/c  the mom was 2 scare 2 tell her parents. What a/o the billionth time u've been called stupid, good for nothing, worthless, useless, brainless piece of trash repeating over & over that u actually believe it! Or the time when u don't feel the pain any more from the trashing u've received 4 spilling milk on ur white dress. I've forgiven my mom 4 most of the wrong she's done 2 me & my siblings but I will never forget. I don't see my mom as a mother, more like a distance friend. Because of the past, I still don't fully trust her & my security alarm kicks in. So, this mother's day I bought her gold ring w/all her kids names engraved on it. She's going to get it nx wk b/c I've ordered it on the net. So, Am I being a total hypocrite by getting her a Mother's day present? I do forgive her but i won't ever forget....&what really ticks me off is she act's like nothing like that happened at all. Like she erased those negative memories from her mind.

So, MOMS' (WORLDWIDE) my question is, DO YOU, DESERVE TO BE HONORED on MOTHER'S DAY?

Sorry about KIDS experiencing  emotional self-centeredness and  traumatic emotional syndroms. Which as a result make them hate their Mothers forever. PUT your self in your mothers shoes for just a moment....Have you ever thought what was YOUR mother's mental condition during the time she gave birth to you....Who she was with  or   was she forced into a relationship by THE MAN called YOUR FATHER of CHOICE ....through love or maybe LUST...through rape or prostitution  or drug related situations....Life isnt easy with being a parent or a mother ...KIDS DONT KNOW....SOME MOTHERS are  forced  to grow up faster than expected ....The person writing this question....Until you become a mother and your relationship flip upside down from good to terrible  .....think back on this same question about why should mothers deserve to be honored....then repost your view point on why mothers should be always HONORED DAILY....