Mother's Day - ties that bind and tag...

Mother's Day - ties that bind and tag...
(I was tagged by Dhaval to write)

MOTHERS DAY HER-STORY (HISTORY)

Celebrating motherhood is a historical tradition dating back almost as far as mothers themselves. A number of ancient cultures paid tribute to mothers as goddesses, including the ancient Greeks, who celebrated Rhea, the mother of all gods. The ancient Romans also honored their mother goddess, Cybele, in a notoriously rowdy springtime celebration and the Celtic Pagans marked the coming of spring with a fertility celebration linking their goddess Brigid together with the first milk of the ewes.

During the 17th century, those living on the British isles initiated a religious celebration of motherhood, called Mothering Sunday, which was held on the forth Sunday during the Lenten season. This holiday featured the reunification of mothers and their children, separated when working class families had to send off their young children to be employed as house servants. On Mothering Sunday, the child servants were allowed to return home for the day to visit with their parents. The holiday's popularity faded in the 19th century, only to be reincarnated during World War II when U.S. servicemen reintroduced the sentimental (and commercial) aspects of the celebration American counterpart.



MOMMY TRIVIA

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of my mom…
STRENGTH. If you see my Mom you will understand the true meaning of “STILL WATERS RUNS DEEP”. Calm, Quiet still so strong. That’s how she could raise her four boys who are doing excellent in their professions and life in entirety.

My mom affectionately calls me…
Chhotu, Mera Sher(My lion), Shaitan (mischievous), so many other names that i can not write here..Ha ha ha ha. She calls me chhotu because I am the shortest amongst brothers (6’2” tall chhotu)

The worst beating / scolding I ever got from my mom...
NEVER.. My Ma never even raised voice. Gods don’t scold or beat.

One thing I have hidden from my mom...
Oh so so many things…. Most of the times when I was injured etc etc..But I did that so.... to save her tears…..

My mom’s catchphrases or takia kalaam…
Kab Bada hoga (When will you grow up). Apne sare medals apne paas rakh le mai kab tak chaukidari karungi (Take back all your medals, till when will I look after them). Kab Sudhrega(when will you improve)

Some funny incident(s) with my mom...
My ma is pure vegetarian (her food is onion/garlic free) so I keep joking with her to taste non-veg dishes and she will run away from the situation. Since I am fond of cooking one day I was cooking some thing and she happen to ask me what I was upto. I told her I am cooking good vegetarian chicken for her who was grown up on veg diet with not even onion and garlic Oh boy…. you should have seen the reaction on her face, she immediately covered her nose with her sari and literally ran towards her room. My wife kept calling her but she did not come to kitchen saying “Pahle us rakshas ko kitchen se bahar nikalo”( first ask that demon to leave the kitchen then only I will come)

Forgetting glasses is very very common, the glases will be on her head and she would be searching them all over, and if someone tells her that the glasses she is looking everywhere are on her head she would say she is looking for something else not the glasses.

The last time mom got angry with me…
I don’t remember my Ma getting angry on me ever.

My mom's the best because...
She is always Cool and Calm, understands the latest trends and never imposes her ideas on anyone. Very very strong in conviction.

The most cherished gift I have from mom…
Cool headed nature. No jumping on conclusions……The night suits she makes for me every time I visit her.

What else?
I think her handwriting resembles with Mahatma Gandhi’s, which after sometime she also can not read.

What would I be doing for Mother's Day?
I gave her a call and told her how much I love her and miss her. I left home at very young age to join Academy so she still gives me all the GYAN(wisdom) thinking I’m still that young and I got a big lecture when I called her up. I again offered to cook non-veg (Veggie Chicken) for her.......she was quiet for a while and when I asked her, was she crying, she replied "no the signal is weak" and told me how much she missed all the pranks I did as a kid and still keep doing……….(yea she was crying....!!!! )

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