Why do we tend to forget our mothers exist? This is not the case for everyone. Some people's mothers are their entire lives. However, most people tend to push their mother farther away as they grow older? Why? Because they are afraid to be vulnerable as they grow. They feel as if their mother can't possibly understand what they are feeling or experiencing too.
Plot twist: Moms grow and mature too!
Even to us, the kids, there will always be a definite age gap. She is growing, maturing, and realizing almost as much as we are. So why not grow together? Why are people so eager to ditch the nest and fly.
Because it's what we were designed to do. To go out and fly. To grow. To become our own person, not a shadow of our forefathers.
But kin is important, ya know?
Who remains, on the whole, our best friend? Our support system? Some who deserves our honor? I can think of no one less deserving than mothers.
So thank your mother, every day. For being there. Stop treating her like a doormat and start treating her like the queen she is. We never know how much more time we are going to get. And don't ever claim to always understand how she will react. She's a person too. She has the capability to surprise you, even if she may appear to be set in her ways.