Mother’s Day is a day to celebrate, or to honor, the mothers in the world. We, as children, do this by showing them how much we love them and care about them and so forth….we tend to buy them gifts, take them out, treat them with a spa day, or clean the house for them, and just small things like that to show them we appreciate them. On Mother’s Day just the smallest thing can make a mom smile or feel great about being a mom. From experience, I know just a card and an “I love you” makes my mom feel like the best in the world. The reason why it makes my mom feel like she is the best mother in the world, it is because I am not biologically hers—and to us, that doesn’t matter.
I was adopted before I was born. Claire D. McCullough has, and will always be, my mother. My biological mother was 14 or 15 years old when she decided to make that choice to have me. Everything happens for a reason I always say, but other people may have different opinions. Anyways, Claire may have not psychically birthed me, but she did everything else. She was there on March 15th, 1996 at 7:44 a.m. when "little me" came into this world. She is my mother, no matter what anyone says.
The verb definition of mother To bring up (a child) with care and affection,” and that is exactly what I got. It doesn’t matter if a woman gives birth to a child or not, but as long as they are raised with affection and are cared for, that is all that matters. My mother couldn’t have done a better job with the way she raised me and loved me. She showed me that it doesn’t matter if a child is adopted or stays in their biological home. She showed me that being adopted can be a good thing and that I can have a bond with her even though she is not my biological mother—and to me that is amazing.
To me, a good mother is someone who is strong, independent, fearless and relentless. My mother exemplifies all of these characteristics. No mother is perfect; but as long as they try...that's good enough for me.
My mother gave me a chance at life; a life I never thought I’d get. Thanks to her, she taught me so many things that I hope to pass on to my children. If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have made it through school and I wouldn't have gotten this far in life. I know she has been through some pretty rough things in her life, and she is still standing strong with my dad standing right by her side.
Remember, it doesn’t matter if you are biologically related to your mother, the bond you have with her is still the same and just as important as someone who is biologically related. I know that from experience. My mother and I have a great relationship. It may not be perfect, but no relationship is perfect and that’s OK.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mothers out there!i
