Thanks for sharing your story na. So glad you & your mum are close now. I would be lost without mine, even though she drives me crazy at times!

Good job honey xoxoxo

Good on you for getting to that important part of life where you can let go of all the hurt and pain and distance created between you and your mum and finally form a proper relationship.

What people dont often realise is that when they hold onto fear or hurt or anger they are truly hurting themself more than the person who hurt them or who theyre angry at, the real victim (again) is themselves as they cant let go and they choose to live with this anger or guilt or sorrow that is sometimes many years old...

Letting go and forgiving or even just forgetting is the best relief you can get, the freedom you feel from doing that just lifts a weight off your shoulders and lets you truly begin to live peacefully and happily atlast.

That was a very touching story and I held my breath with every line i was reading praying that she was ok.

Thankyou for sharing.

Wow, thank you for sharing this story I was amazed reading this and loved that you opened up to share.

Thank you.......

what a beautiful story, great advice. I was a cow to my mum in my teenage years I'm the only one out of 6 children that put her through hell to say the least, everything she told me not to do I would do it just to jack her off I knew I was being wrong but some how couldnt change I got into a bad lot and put my family at risk with a druggie boyfriend.

when I fell preggs at 19 and unmarried my mum was the one I turned to and was the one there 100% the day my beautiful son was born 11 years ago is the day I said sorry to my mummy, that was the start of a new relationship with my mum, we never say goodbye without saying I love you! and once again she came to my rescue at the start of this year when I left my partner while expecting #2 she paid for me to get a house for the kids and I.

mum could have wiped he hands clean of me years ago, and if she did I couldnt blame her, but she didnt she is my mum, my best friend she is my heart and I love her.

take care of you and yours,

Anita XXX

HI THERE YOUR STORY WAS VERY WELL EXPLAINED IT MADE ME CRY  VERY GOOD ADVISE FOR MANY PEOPLE     ITS IMPORTANT TO RESPECT ALL YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS   BUT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN ALOT OF FAMILYS 

 This was beautifully written and so much from the heart I felt the love you have for you Mother come through every word.I'm thrilled you now have a second chance with your Mum and reading  your words I know it will not be wasted.

We don't realise what we treasure most until we loss it, life is precious and our loved ones more precious, sometimes we need a jolt to remind us of that.

Appreciate every moment you have with loved ones.

Cheers Janice

Na, you have found a most precious gift.  Until about 8 years ago I did not realise how fortunate I was to have the parents I have.  I have always had an open supportive relationship with them, one I took for granted for many years.  Increasingly the older I get the more I realise how blessed I am.  The more I share with others around me my relationship in the hope they too will also rebuild that relationship just as you have.  It is not easy, but it is possible, and it is precious ... to be cherished always.

Well done for making it happen in your life. 
Peace
EF.x

Awww this is a beautiful story and a happy ending. This is a fantastic article. Thank you for sharing this with us Na

Love ya kell

xoxox

Oh that is a beautiful story....with such a happy ending like you say we can only cherish what we have now and to move on. Thats for sharing it makes you really think about life and what it would be like with out our own mothers...I too could feel the tears building up in my eyes a lovely true story.......Hope you have many happy and cherished moments with your mum now

Trace xx

you wrote it beautifully we wore taught in essay writing that when you draw from your own experiences and you write from the heart the words flow better.

coming from the heart reaches us better. i had tears streaming down my face. im glad you got that second chance and im glad you made use of that chance.

you are a caring person and yes its never too late for anyone to make amends unless they ignore it totally.

this is more than a small bit of advice this is what most parents seek  before their dying days. i hope this helps someone along the way

excellent advice written straight from the heart with the love pouring through and you have humbled yourself to share

thank you

hugs and kisses annie

xxxooo

great article thanks for sharing your story so brave of you . I am glad for you that you got a2nd chance withyour mother i hope she is getting better xxx

You are so lucky to have had the chance to get to tell your mum that you love her. Also to have a second chance at building a relationship with her! My mum died back in 97, i was 15 at the time and i never got to say goodbye.

Your advice is 100% true, you really need to value the relationships you have in your life.

Cass xx

that story was great  I didn't grow up with my mum which was really hard and when I had my first she moved closer and we see each other when we can, she is in the next town now.  We have had many many differences and I threw all that out the window when she had an anurism and was so worried she wouldn't make it and I didn't want to be fighting in case the worse happened.  From that day I dont hold grudges its just not worth it.  I am so glad it worked out for you and your mum is ok now. I too have a problem expressing my love again from my upbringing and I always make sure i tell my kids i love them all the time... I just find it hard saying it to anyone else apart from hubby and kids but I am trying soo hard to overcome this.  Chat to you soon

Nikki xx

thank u Kellz for that compliment, i am sure all this hard work of being a great mum and great wife is worth it in the end!!  Im sure it will be,its already paying off.........thank u!!  naomi

Hi there,

Thanks so very much for sharing your story . .  I too have to admit to having had a cry after reading this.You yourself are also a great mum and wife, this shows through your writing . .

Cheers Kellz

Omg.. that advice was FAR from small :)

I almost cried...
That was so beautifully written !!

I am so glad that you got to have a second chance with your mother..
I know how you feel, cuz I got mine too :)

My mother has thyroid too...
And she coughs constantly and it's hard for her to breathe... :(

When I read this:
"Im not very good with words and not wonderful at expressing my feelings so this was hard for me to share. "
I honestly thought: "That's not true at all!" because I thought that was the MOST PERFECT way of expressing your feelings...

Ever since becoming a mother, I've realised that our own mothers gave up so much for us...
And they still suffer so much everyday, just to make sure that we are happy and that we feel loved :)

Oh, and I totally agree with this:
"Cherish what you have now,not later as there might not be a later. Dont dwell on what you dont have in life,think of what you do have."
That's so true, even if I go through bad things in my life, I always appreciate what I have..
Because for some people, they don't even have two legs to stand on... yet we do :)
There is always somebody worse off than you, so if you can't live for yourself, then live for them :)

Thanks so much for sharing, you sound like such a beautiful person !! :)

Love Thuy xox

That was absolutely beautiful........I have tears running down my face.

Sometimes we do lose sight of what we have and how we should cherish those we love with everything we have........I'm so glad you got that second chance....hold on to her!!!!

Amanda xxxx

What a wonderful story. I too have had issues with my mother, and my son with me. I has made me stop and think and my outlook on life had already changed since I lost my little boy in 2004. Even so I need reminding sometimes when life throws up walls to climb over.

Enjoy that wonderful relationship, dont feel any guilt, as time moves on we change and grow and when we know better we do better.

Cheers, Miriam