Happy Mother's Day!
Today is Mother's Day here in Egypt. It is different than the Mother's Day I used to celebrate back home with my mom. I remember waking up on that Sunday morning and trying to be quiet as I ran around the house. My sister, brother, and I would try to surprise my mom with breakfast in bed. I think that every year it was eggs, toast, and coffee. I am sure that all 3 tasted disgusting. I am sure that my mother knew what we were doing.. but every year she would act like it tasted good and she would act like she was surprised.
We would sit and wait for the reaction. Sit and wait to see if she liked the food and if she was surprised. We would give her whatever hand made card we had created before. We would give her something we created at school.
It was always a special day for us and my mom.....
It was Mother's Day.
Here it was a bit different. Here everybody was giving everybody presents. Everybody was wishing each other a Happy Mother's Day. It was cute. It made people happy.. but I just felt that it took away from that feeling that it was a special day shared between mothers and their children.
A lot of my students got me presents and made cards. I got flowers too...
I loved it. I loved being special to my students.
I feel that I do not deserve it though. I wish that they would keep it something special between them and their mothers...
I wish that they would grow up with these memories that I have. These memories of a day that meant something to them and to their moms....
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Sooo true.. I just hate the fact that we actually have to tip in to buy a present for our branch manager every year.. and another for the Zone Head. It's disgusting.
Social hypocrisy's finest hour, I'd say.
I agree...
Ghetto-ness!
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