Prompt: Your character's child comes home with a detention slip to sign, but your character isn't angry. What's the reason that they aren't angry with their child for getting into trouble at school?
Story:
What does it take to be a mom?
To me, a mom is the one who tells you what's good and bad. She's the one that'll tell you to be strong, but will still be there when you fall just to pick you up until you get back on your feet. A mom is someone who'll give you strength when you're feeling weak. A mom is someone who tells you to be brave and spread your wings, chase your dreams, follow your heart, gives good advice.
A mom will always love you, no matter who or what you are. A mom will tell you that getting a detention is bad, especially the first time you do it, but she'll still love you unconditionally. No matter how bad things get in your life, your mom will always be there to support you, all you have to do is call her, and she'll be running, no matter how far.
A mom would sing to her child to sleep or tell stories as good as a dad can but, there's nothing that can compare to a mother and child bond. You may or may not like it but she's the reason you're in this world. Maybe that's the thing with moms. For me, it always alarmed me when my mom is in trouble as opposed to my dad, no matter how close we were.
My mom seemed to be more... "Favorable" for me.
Maybe I am biased, because I like my mom better than my dad. Maybe.
A mom will protect her child, no matter what. And she'll grieve the most, when she loses one. A mom's cry is felt by a child on a different degree, no matter how old they may be. A good child will do the same; a good child will protect her mom from harm, even to something silly as hot oil splashing from the pan.
A mom can be in many forms. She can be a writer for a newspaper who tells the truth, she can be a war hero sent out in Afghanistan to fight for her country, she can be a doctor that saves lives and cares for them, heck, she could even be a junkie and you'd still call her mom.
The point is, ugly or not, inside or out, a mom is a mom doing all that she can. Even when she's gone, you still talk to her like she's there, for a mother's bond is a bond that can't be replicated nor destroyed by anything in the world.
A mom doesn't stop being a mom, no matter what age her kid or kids get. She will always be your mom, and you will always be her child.
That's my mom. I may not tell her that I love her every day, but she knows.
Happy (belated) mother's day mom.
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Ficción GeneralThese are stories that I make with a pre-made prompt for me. I try to limit it to 500 words or less but most of the time I get carried away. I hope you enjoy and I'll try to keep adding new ones whenever I get the chance to revisit the site.
