"You didn't asked me if I wanted a new mother. You didn't even asked me if I liked her!"
Isabel
Stepmom
1998
Mother's day... a day to celebrate mom, the sacrifice of moms who are there for their children, and especially grateful for their gift of their children.
Being a mother is an important role, being a step mother is even more important.
I remember watching this film for the first time, before I even knew I would be a mother, and before I knew I'd be a step mother. The preface of this film was a terminally ill mom, seeking to find a mother for her children. It was touching, sweet, emotional and heart wrenching all together.
This movie teaches us that life sometimes is about sacrifice, that sometimes when we least expect turmoil or decision making to intervene, we have to imagine life for our children without us.
That thought pains me. Knowing that one day my daughter will walk this earth without me, yet, she will do it so with the love and knowledge of her mother, and her mother's teachings. Is it premature to think that motherhood is ever changing and a cycle to which one must take highs and lows with humble pride?
Step mother's play a crucial role in a child's life as well. Step mothers may not be a child's biological mother, but, they will play the most important and poignant role in developing a child's view of the world when they are away from their biological mother.
I have to admit, being a step mom has its challenges, it has its sacrificing moments and it has its joyful moments as well.
I love the phrase that states the best gift a father or a mother can give to their children is to love their father or mother as divinely as can be. Children are sponges, children are observing beings, creating an exactly with heart and love is the greatest gift one mother can give to another.
To all the mothers out there, and especially the stepmothers, cheers to you for your consistent love and devotion to your children. It may have started with the first cry when they skin their knee, but loving a child is just as rewarding until the last emotional tear of joy is expelled when they say they love you.
Happy Mother's Day!
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