Been thinking for years how does a mother gauge how well she did in raising her family? Is there a way to determine how she loved, taught, disciplined, nurtured, guided her children? There are mothers who are terrible, neglectful, abusive, toward their children and some turn out to be leaders. There are mothers who give their children everything their little hearts desire and more…. their children turn out spoiled and entitled! There are mothers who manage to strike a balance for their children in life and her children may be great or may not be so great. What determines the end result? Do we know? Is it the way she cooks or what restaurants she brings them to dine? Is it the friends she keeps or the friends she allows her children to associate with throughout their lives? Is it what schools they attend and what activities they can participate?
What is it?
Is it the make up of their genes and DNA combined with a mother’s love and the environment? What can it be and where do we look to find our answers? Do you know? Does anyone know? What happens to the mother who ends up in divorce and her children are without one of the parents due to uncontrollable circumstances? How do they turn out? Are they better or worse than any of the others?
Who knows…..
Who will take responsibility for how she behaves and how her children grow up and behave? Will they? We will see as the time passes and our lives mature and we grow old. We will see when we are old; who will come and visit us, who will make sure we are OK, who will make sure we are loved, healthy, safe, fed, and comfortable as we age and become unable to care for ourselves?
Will you?