Mothers are rightly the replacements of god on this Earth. They carry you for nine months in their bodies and undergo excruciating pain to give birth to you and raise you. They are the central figures of any child and teenager and their kids are always dependent on them.
This personal experience by blogger Kathleen Fleming is a must read for any parent who are looking into parenting techniques.
The mother Kathleen Fleming is a well-known blogger on the blog known as Majestic Unicorn and apart from this; she is a wonderful mother to a teenage son. However, she recently shared a heartwarming story when her son did something he shouldn’t have.
Her son was angry at something and angrily went into the bathroom and slammed the door behind him. However, this caused the heavy and door-length mirror to fall to the ground and smash to pieces and the hallway was in disarray. This happened after Kathleen and her son had a heated argument.
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Kathleen came running to the hallway and saw the thousands of broken pieces of glass on the floor, with sunlight reflecting from them. She was thinking what to next and meanwhile took care of the pets. She let the dog out in the courtyard and cat was locked in the basement to keep them away from the glass and cutting their feet.
Now she could have shouted at him for doing this and have him clean the mess. But Kathleen was calm and composed, but boiling with emotion. She immediately went into the backyard and cried her eyes out. She wanted to vent her emotions in form of tears.
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She was feeling conflicted from inside as this could be seen as a failure of a single mother and she was scared in the way her son behaved. She was also thinking if it was her fault or if it was just one of the many phases a teenager goes through.
However, amidst her crying, she heard her son also crying in his second-floor room. He also felt guilty at what happened in a moment of his anger and during the heated conversation with her mother. However, Kathleen knew that at this moment her son needed her and her maternal instincts led her upstairs to meet her son for reconciliation.
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In her blog, she wrote, “ that small, fragile soul needs you right now. He needs your very best. Your biggest compassion. Your most gentle and firm mama love and reassurance. More deep breaths. Go, Mama.” She let her son knew she was at the door of his room and she knocked at the door.
A teary-eyed, teenage boy poked her head out and said “Mama, I’ll never do it again. I am so sorry.” This was something they both had to do and after that, the mother and son embraced each other. This was the moment when she realized that she did the right thing in not scolding him further and that he needed her right now.
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