Only one mother the wide world over

My children did nothing to celebrate Mother's Day with me on 8 May this year, not even a small gift.  I suppose as a Mother I should not expect any thanks, even though I think I have done my utmost as a mother who brought them up singlehandedly.   But somehow I felt quite disappointed.  What a huge responsibility it was. Thinking back I wonder how I had survived through it all...looking after their needs and carrying on a heavy career at the same time to bring food to the table and to pay for their education.   Maybe that was how my own Mother felt during all the times that I had neglected her.  I wish my Mother is alive for me to make up to her.

Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,
Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,
But only one mother the wide world over"

-Author Unknown