Happy Mother's Day, Aai! I miss you.
It's not the first time I am in a long-distance relationship with my parents. When I went to college, I had to live in another city, but it was so easy back then. I just had to catch a bus and be home for the weekend to be with them. Now, I am saath samundar par, and this stay-at-home time has given a different meaning altogether to the distance. Yes, you guessed it right. This one is going to be a mushy blog post. So hold on, let me get my tissue box. The other day, my mom and I were discussing how it would have been fun if I was home during the lockdown. We would have had spa days, took turns cooking yummy food, and binge-watched most of the shows and movies together. We would have fought here and there (read: a lot of times), of course. Even that thought made me instantly happy. My interest in fashion was developed because of her, though I still can't conjure up the patience to do flawless embroidery work as she does. I saw her reading books when I was a child, I got interested in reading them too. Of course, I can go on and on about how strong, determined, and a boss lady she is. She is full of surprises; she joins a dance class one year, learns to swim the other, and in another year goes on an adventure of a lifetime to Kailash Mansarovar!
They say, distance makes your heart grow fonder, and it's so true. I guess somewhere in my teens we became friends and always remained best friends first. So, of course, I miss many things that we did together. Our talks, her advice, the way she would understand (and still does through my voice) if I am upset, the times I could cry my heart out to her, being pampered during sickness, our shopping sprees, and most importantly our chumpi time. I terribly miss it, Aai! I know we can do some of these things when I visit, but somethings will somehow never be the same. Then, there are things that my mother used to say that I never understood before, but I get it now. She would say eating food made by someone else was way tastier than the yummy food she makes, even if it was my hostel mess food. Weirdly, it totally makes sense now. As I figure out this life being in a long-distance relationship with her, I can't imagine how she did it all and with all that energy! I have just begun and already started taking vitamin tablets to keep up. Love you loads, Aai! You're my superhero, my mentor, my icon, and my everything.
My cousins and I wanted to surprise our moms and make something special for them. Happy Mother's Day to all the beautiful moms out there.
Love, Rashmi B.
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