How can I forget the moment when my life changed? It was when I heard her cry for the first time. Nothing I had been able to experience before could have prepared me for that sublime moment. Then I saw her eyes, only for a few seconds, and realized why they say that true love is the one that comes from the heart of a mother. And from that time I began to understand you more. I could understand why my pains are also yours; how your heart beats with joy with each one of my accomplishments; the reason for your anxieties on those nights while I had fun somewhere, and you were waiting for me worried looking through the window; why when my heart was broken, yours was broken twice. And also I often regret that many times my stupidity has made you suffer. Because being a mother is to live for our children, feel what they feel, suffer and laugh with them, celebrate each of the seconds by their side. I remember that cold day when my daughter finally decided to come into the world. You stood by my side as always, squeezing my hand and giving me the strength I felt that I had no more. It was so lovely to have you with me that day. She smiled at you as if she was waiting to see your face, and your eyes immediately lit up. Later that night, her first night of life, it was just the three of us, a perfect triangle, a moment I will never forget. I thought and prayed to God, “Help me, guide me so I can be a mother just like mine” because I have no doubt that you are the best mother in the world. Your care, your cuddles, your words from the day I was born today have an invaluable meaning. Every day is the smile of my daughter that reminds me that I have nothing to fear. Because I have the best teacher, my mother who teaches me today how to be a mother. And wherever you’re you will always be next to me and I will always be in your heart and you in mine. I want to thank you for giving me life, because today I understand that while being a mother is not easy, it is also the most noble, rewarding, sweetest, and important job in the world. There are no words, nor deeds that can somehow repay everything you’ve done for me. I love you mom, now a beautiful grandmother. That bond that unites us today gives meaning to my life. Today I know that there is nothing in the world more worthily to a mother than seeing her own child’s smile, so today I say with my purest smile, I love you mom! Happy Mother’s Day!
