When an adult son or daughter embraces their mother, it’s as if they’ve stepped through a time warp. Instantly, the mother is transported back to when you were a toddler, perched on her knee, as she kissed your scrapes better and you smelled sweetly of baby shampoo after a bath.
And when she clings to you a bit more firmly and draws you nearer, it’s because the sentiment of “you’ll miss this” has been all too real for her – and she longs to hold onto that image of you as a three-year-old just a while longer.
So, the next time you embrace your mother, don’t offer a lukewarm hug with arms that barely touch, leaving ample room for air to pass between you. Instead, enfold her with powerful arms, the kind that could halt the rotation of the earth.
Allow her that brief instant to relish those precious memories.
Because her love for you knows no bounds, surpassing that of anyone else.
And deep down, you know you’d hope your own child would do the same for you one day.