Dear Mama: A Musical Mother's Day Ode

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It's that time of year again when some of us celebrate the women who carried us and brought us into this world. I say some because not every wants to celebrate and that's fine. I wanted to do something a little different this year. Instead of the usual generic "I love you Mom!" Take, I decided to list some of my favorite songs about moms and what they mean to me and my relationship with my mom. You guys know the drill, get comfy and read on!

Dear Mama

First up is “Dear Mama” by 2Pac. Just hearing the first couple seconds of the beat always gets me teary eyed. I can’t relate to this on the same level as Pac. I was raised in a two-parent household. I wasn’t a rebellious teen. But we were a poorer family than a lot of the kids I went to school with. My dad wasn’t a very warm man. I love him, but he was a tyrant that cheated on my mom. He cheated and it broke her. But I watched her pull herself together for us. So that’s where I relate to 2Pac with this song. My mom kept a roof over our heads and food on the table when my dad moved out to be with someone else. She put herself last when my sisters wanted to come back because she knew how much we missed each other. Even though she knew that meant my dad coming back too. She’s probably the most selfless person I know and I strive to be more like her daily.

Mama

Next up is “Mama” Spice Girls. And just to let you guys know, I’m probably going to be full on sobbing before this is done! So with this song, the pre-chorus that goes “Back then I didn't know why, why you were misunderstood. So now I see through your eyes, all that you did was love” and it rings true of my relationship with my mom during my late teens and early 20s. We didn’t see eye to eye on a lot of stuff and I never even tried to see where she was coming from. I’m stubborn, I’ll admit it. So is she. But she’s also lived and experienced a lot more than I have. Turning 30 this year and just being able to see things in a different light and having been through more things, it’s crazy how many past experiences I realize she was right about. How many disagreements we’ve had where had I just took off the mom blinders and actually listened, I could’ve saved myself the trouble. As I’m sure you’ll hear if and when you listen to the song, the last pre-chorus changes to “But now I’m sure I know why, why you were misunderstood. So now I see through your eyes. All I can give you is love.” Ma, you were right.

A Song For Mama

“A Song for Mama” is next on the list. This one is by Boyz II Men. This one is probably the most sentimental one of the bunch. They always play this song on the radio on Mother’s Day and my sister’s and I always sing it to my mom. It’s also a reminder of my aunt that passed away. My mom and she were very close, and she was also like another mother. We all lived in the same house until I was about 6. We all took it pretty hard when she passed, but we gained an angel. When I listen to this song I think of not only my mom, but my aunt and how she would stick up for me and how she could always make me smile no matter what was going on. I loved how close her and my mom were. Losing her is just one more thing I watched my mom handle with grace. Where she gets the strength, I don’t know. But like the song says, she gives me strength to go on.

I'll Always Love My Mama

Last on the list “I’ll Always Love My Mama” by The Intruders. This is an oldie but definitely a goodie. It’s one of my mom’s favorites. She loves the part where the group members are reminiscing. She starts to reminisce too and then it becomes story time. I love to hear my mom tell me stories about her childhood and growing, about my aunts and uncles and my Gram, about my sister’s birth and mine. I can listen for hours, and most times that's what it ends up being. So this songs speaks for itself.

I’m not going to pretend like I have the perfect relationship with my mom. I don’t. We bicker and argue sometimes. She gets under my skin, and I get under hers. There are things that I’ve held onto from my childhood that I blamed her for that I’m working to let go of because back then I didn’t know why, but now I see through her eyes and all I can give her is love. Make no mistake about it, I’m a mama’s girl through and through. If I’m away from her for too long I get homesick and need to see her. If she doesn’t tell me she’s going somewhere, I’ll call her until she answers (in all fairness, she does the same to me). I really love my mama though. I’ll always love my mama. She is my favorite girl after all. She’s been through so much and I know that there’s no way that I can pay her back, but my plan is to show her that I understand. She’s so appreciated.

As always, thanks for reading. See you guys on the threads!

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Dear Mama: A Musical Mother's Day Ode
Dear Mama: A Musical Mother's Day Ode
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