Mama's Day

Above is a picture of everyone's favorite t.v. mom, Phylicia Rashad, better known as Claire Huxtable.

So this Sunday, May 13, is Mother's Day. A day in which we run to Wal-Mart late on Saturday night to buy $4 cards that will be collecting dust in about a week. A day when churches will be filled will sons, daughters, cousins and friends who only show up on Easter and around Christmas. More than likely, Mom won't cook on Sunday. She'll be taken out to some random restaurant and her bill will likely be paid for. Before you know it, it will be Monday, she'll be back to work and back to having to deal with her bad ass kids.

With that said, what does Mother's Day really mean? Realistically, it is a day set aside for us to honor the mother figures in our lives. Whether it's our birth mother, step mother, grandmother, aunt or baby mama, it's important that we take sometime to express our love and especially our appreciation for them. Often times, we take mama for granted, because she's always been there. She's always had our back when we needed her. For that reason, Mother's Day shouldn't just be one day, it should be everyday.

Now, I'm not saying we don't need a holiday. There's nothing wrong with setting one day aside to "officially" show mom dukes how much she means to us, but too often, in between the second Sunday of May each year, we don't do enough to show how much she really means to us. Mothers are the first person we see, the first one we touch, the first person we feel connected too. For some, they are the only parent to ever be in their life. And for others, mom was taken away from them far too soon, before they were able to get to know her and say "thank you" for our life.

As we get older, we begin to notice things about ourselves that have naturally come from our mothers. The way we look, the way we think, the way we walk and talk. It's amazing and often times makes us chuckle because we she her in us. Our values have been instilled in us. The lessons she has taught us will be forever embedded, along with the switch and belts she laid in our rear ends. From the time we were born and for as long as we have her around, we know if we're hurt, whether it's a scratch from falling off a bike or when we struggle with our senior thesis, she'll be there to kiss is and make it better.

This is nothing against fathers, because they are indeed special too. But there's something about a mother's touch that can't be replace. Her voice is the sweetest and she'll always be the most beautiful woman in the world to us. I love my mommy for all the above reasons. She's always been there for me and I appreciate that. So, if you're fortunate enough to still have your mother around, take the time out and do something special for her this weekend.

Happy Mother's Day!