Thinking of Mom on Mother's Day

I used to dread Mother’s Day when I was growing up. See, when I was around 11 years old, my two sisters and I decided we would prepare a surprise brunch for my mom. Our idea of a perfect meal consisted of a potato chips with a variety of flavors, cocktail sausages with pineapple pieces, cookies, chocolates, candies, and sodas. Needless to say, my mom wasn’t too impressed. From that year on, Mom decided that we would take her out to Dim Sum every Mother’s Day. Apparently most people had the same idea as my mom (hopefully not after experiencing the same “special treats”). So from then on, on every Mother’s Day, we would spend hours, and I mean hours, waiting for a table for Dim Sum. Often times we didn’t get to eat until well past lunch time.

“My mom taught me to be humble and be grounded. Doing the right thing doesn’t need to be rewarded – doing the right thing is the right thing to do.”

While I don’t have fond memories of Mother’s Day, I treasure the memories I have of my mom. She has a husband, 4 children, 2 son-in-laws, 2 grand children, 8 siblings, and over 20 nephews and nieces with their extended families. Yet she manages to remember everyone’s birthday year after year. Not only does the woman have super memory, she also has a big heart. She goes to visit the orphanage with my sister regularly, and often spends her time lending help to elderly neighbors and relatives wholeheartedly.

My mom taught me to be humble and be grounded. Doing the right thing doesn’t need to be rewarded – doing the right thing is the right thing to do. She taught me to be grateful to those who helped me, and to always, always remember their support, so I can repay them when opportunity arises. It is upon these that Azendea’s founding principles were built: to have gratitude and show appreciation, and pay it forward whenever we can.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms and mother figures, who are the inspiration to their children and others.