Mother’s day celebrates moms who provide life and taught us how to live. The bond between a mother and her child is special, some claim the bond is forged through nine months of labor while others argue mother’s maternal instinct. The relationship adapts and changes as children grow older, but the dependence upon the mother remains. Since birth children rely on, learn from and confide in their mother’s. Celebrities notably show love, admiration and appreciation to their mother.
Many famous people, musicians particularly, give credit to their moms for their success. Many hip hop artists while holding true to a hard, tough, and careful persona show their love and devotion for their mothers thru music. Tupac in Dear Mama raps about his relationship with his mother and the impact she made raising him and his sister alone, although he voices his childhood frustration he speaks “You are appreciated”. New Jersey rapper Joe Budden in his song Momma Said details a conversation with his mother, the track shows the influence she has on the 35 year old artist. Kanye West famously has referenced the love for his mother in his songs, most notably Hey Mama. Hip hop artists may have the easier platform of rap but they are not alone. Famous musical groups Boyz 2 Men, A Song for Mama, Spice Girls, Mama, and Backstreet Boys, A Perfect Fan, all show love toward moms with song.
Actors are known to thank mom while giving their Oscar award acceptance speech. Philip Seymour Hoffman, during his 2005 Oscar acceptance speech, claimed his success to his single mother. Halle Berry in her 2001 speech accredited her strength to her mother, who gave her reason to dream. Matthew McConaughey, in his 2014 acceptance speech, thanked his mother for teaching him and his brothers to respect themselves and others.
Among celebrities, athletes are known for showing appreciation to their moms after they receive their payday. After receiving the first contract, many athletes claim that their first investment will be a house for mama. Mothers do not give love, provide, and support their children for the eventual hope of a million dollar house or a new car. The reward a mother desires can not be judged by zeros but by the smiles of their child.
The constant worry for the safety and success of their child is a reminder that a mother’s love is unique, but who is to worry about mothers? Children grow up and move out into the world, just as their mother taught them. Single mothers, once thought down upon is now becoming the norm, 83% of single parent families are mothers. In these households the mother has to be a jack of all trades, a loving mother, strict parent, adviser, friend, and sometimes for young men a father figure. I can attest to this, I grew up for a few brief years in a single parent household. My mother raised my sister and I, teaching us to be respectful, caring and aware. My sister and I would watch as my mom would come home from work then run a household and take care of us. We learned to be strong willed and ambitious just by watching her everyday. To this day if I need advice about life or an article I am writing I turn to her. I thank who I am today and who I will become on the people I have encountered and shaped me. I appreciate my mother for helping me to grow into the person I am and will always be thankful for what she has done for me.
