All I am I owe to my mother

All I am I owe to my mother ( Poem)

woman reading book to toddler — Reading with mother (Photo by Lina Kivaka on Pexels.com)

I read my first book,
got my first caning from mum.
But I owed her most!

All I am today
with her love and discipline,
owed in love, in strength.

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For some, father is the significant figure that forms one’s character and guides one’s life. For some, mother is the hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world!

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Quotes from two presidents

“All I am I owe to my mother.” – George Washington

2. “All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln

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6 Comments

Ab says:

17th Nov 2021 at 5:38 am

That is an interesting perspective. As someone who is male and parenting with another male, there obviously is not a mother figure in our home. But definitely roles and personalities that are traditionally associated with “father” and “mother” exist in both of us. I can see the strengths that exist in both archetypes but agree the “mother” figure holds many important and unique qualities.

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