Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you.
I mean… some people won the lottery, some people inherited estates… but me, I’m grateful that I got a present Mom. And honestly, for me, that’s the real jackpot.
Now, I know it sounds like, “Oh, okay, she just means her mom was around.”
But no, let me tell you it’s deeper than that. We live in a world where parents can be in the same room with you, physically, and still be miles away, emotionally. Or worse parents who suddenly think their job ended the moment you hit puberty. Like poof, she’s grown now, let’s move on to the next hobby. Ohh Please.
But my mom…Nah. That woman has been showing up like it’s her full-time calling. Not just when I aced an exam (which, thank God, I did sometimes), but when I was sick like seriously, on-the-verge-of-something-spiritual sick. She stayed up all night. Held my hand. Prayed. Didn’t blink. And you think I’ll forget that? You think I’ll ever trade that for anything else in the world?
Even when I was in boarding school, going through all the unspoken teenage drama that you can’t always explain, she knew. She felt it. And she showed up calls, prayers, little pep talks that made me feel like I could take on anything. That’s what I mean by present. Not just physically, but mentally, spiritually, emotionally even financially sometimes, but that’s not even the part that stuck.
I can’t remember every dress she bought for Christmas or the random little gifts, but I remember how she made me feel safe. Seen. Cared for.
And the thing is, being present isn’t trendy. Nobody claps for you at award shows for being a present parent. But maybe they should.
Some dads don’t even bother. (Let’s not even start that discussion.) But my mom gave me more than the “basics.” She gave me her presence. That soft but mighty kind of love that doesn’t shout, but you feel it in your bones, in your healing, in your growth.
So yeah, for me that is the most positive thing any family member has ever done hands down is being there. Like, truly being there. Showing up. Over and over again. And I pray, really pray, that I carry this particular legacy forward, especially when I become a mom someday. Presence over presents. Always.
I guess what I’m trying to say is that don’t sleep on the people who are just… there. Checking in. Praying for you. Sacrificing quietly. Loving you loud, even in the silence.
So now let me ask you:
Who’s that one family member that’s been unshakably present in your life? And when last did you say “thank you or I love you”? It shouldn’t be a big deal.
Love like that is usually very rare and it deserves to be honoured. So here I am doing just that.
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