Mothers are the sweetest to us. There is no way we can ever really thank our mother for all she does for us nevertheless we must make it a habit to keep reminding ourselves of the various sacrifices she made while raising us. Mothers' Day is the best time to say in words how much you love and care for your mum. We all owe our Mothers a Big Thank You!!
Best wishes to all this Mother's Day weekend!
R. Visal
Philadelphia, PA
23 comments:
i must say my heart is broken this week for living so near but yet very far away from my mum. I must say i love her from all of my heart but it's hard for me to see her.
Why the Khmers feel the need to adopt western lifestyle and customs:
Valentines, Xmas, Halloween, Mothers, Fathers, St. Patrick, etc..
Are we people with no imagination and no creativity?
What do you think our ancestors, the Great Angkorians, think about us the present Khmers?
(I have nothing against Mother's Day.)
4:25 AM,
If you don't have anything against Mother's Day, did you then have something against Khmers?
Get with the program. Angkorians did not have Chinese New Year or "cheng meng" either back then.
4:25 AM,
you evolve and adopt things that work, nothing's wrong with having a great Mother's Day. Now, go tell your mom you love her...
7:48 AM
Thank you for your advice, unfortunately my mom disappeared during KR era. But I still love her and think about her. I don't wait nor do I need Westerners to remind me I should love and respect my parents.
I love my mother, she is my everything, without her, I can't be a good son!
My first home was in my mother’s womb. From the very beginning my parents nurtured my life.
Throughout her pregnancy my mother’s feelings were a mixture of happiness and fear.
When my mother heard my first cry she wept with joy. When she saw my face, she forgot her pain. She gently put me to her breast and we both felt contented and loved.
My mother prepared my first foods with love and care. She cut the food in small pieces so that it was easy for me to digest.
My mother looks at my face when I’m in pain, and tears roll down her cheeks. She has endured many sleepless nights to care for me when I was sick.
I don't think Mother Day will affect any thing to the country development or Khmer culture. Let them celebrate, you also have mom!
To hear people talk about love and tenderness toward their moms, brings almost tears to my eyes. But one question comes to my mind:
Why are there so much crimes and violence against women in this country? After all, those female victims are mothers, or mothers to be of someone. Do you really love your mom, not only this Sunday, but every single day for the rest of your life?
4:25 PM
I think, no one again the Mother Day's. Of course our ancestors adopted also the Mother Day's. We should go to Prasat Angkor Wat and find out, when it happened ?
One more question:
You love your mom, granted. Do you feel free to rape and kill someone's else mom?
Many of CPP ministers have vietcong wives or mothers. Do you want to see a vietcong mother's day celebration in Cambodia ?
I don't.
10:49 AM and 11:07 AM,
Are you in good mental health? You need help, obviously.
9:51 AM,
sorry about the KR killing of your mom, but do you have any friend or relative who is a mother? If you do, go tell that person to have a happy and special day. It does not cost you any thing and definitely, won't ruin any Khmer culture.
Of course, you are right, if people love mom why most of the female face problem in the society, violence, sexual exploitation, and gender discrimination.
For me. not matter my mom, their moms, I love all mom and respect them as mine, every mom has her duties to grow up and taking good care of the her kids for whole life!
We should say, Western countries adopt Khmer custom, Khmers, we love our mother, we consider our mother like a living GOD, Western societies laugh of their mother, specially their mother in law.
That's a good step for them to copy our culture..
Mother's Day is special,it is a day to honor your mother the one who gave birth. My question is, why this day? Why can't we honor our mothers everyday? I love my mom! She knows it! I show my love, my support to my mom every single day. My point is you don't need to wait a year to say I love you to your mom. You can celebrate Mother's Day every single day. Don't have to copy the western style. They don't truly love their parents like us Khmer do. So take it easy all Khmers! remember, we don't need western tradition!
Mother’s day is special day for people who do not have enough time to love or care about their mom every single day. They have only one day per year to show her how much they still love her from the bottom of their heart. Most the western people when they turn 18 years old, they don’t live with their parent any more. They moved farther away from their parents, so they choose this day to show their love. At the same time, Mother’s Day is also a business western tradition. By showing your love to your mom, you have to give your money to the rich people make them richer, and you’re the one who get into debt or dead meat. Think about that how much money do you spend every year on Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Valentine’ Day, Birthday Party, Christmas present, etc? Most people especially the women don’t care how much they spend on these special occasions, but when they receive the statement bills every month, they start feeling under stress because they don’t know how they can get out of debt. Go-ahead and enjoy yourself!
You know what my mom taught me? Don’t buy anything for her on Mother’s Day, the money I want to spend on her Mother’s Day, just put into a joint bank account, so she has a little extra money saved for a rainy day, and if she dies, I can use that money for her funeral if I need it.
4:56am,
you sound very logical. i respect your opinion! however, if you don't have money problems it is harsh to think that way with your mom. you earned money for spending and mom is the very right person to spend on. have a litle joy and sometime just dont think too much. there's always problem if you choose to see it. it's life!
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