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A Mother's Tears

The best weekend of my life!

This past weekend has been one of the BEST weekends of my life. Why? My oldest daughter graduated from high school. What an accomplishment! I was SO proud of her! Tears flowed as I watched her march in her cap and gown and take hold of her diploma. As happy as I was to see this moment, I was experiencing a mixture of emotions. Although I was extremely proud of my daughter, I felt sad for those mothers that would never experience this moment.

I thought about those mothers that lost their child at an early age to the streets or to death, and didn’t make it to this point. I also found myself thinking about the students that lost either of their parents before this pivotal point in their lives. To me, it felt as if something was stolen from them.

As I sat thinking, I realized that I had not done anything so great and this could have been me not getting the chance to experience this moment, and I was filled with so much gratitude. I was thankful for life and this opportunity. So with a bowed head, I offered thanks and in my heart, I shared my daughter with those mothers that missed this opportunity and embraced all of those students whose mothers was not there, as my own.

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