Motherly Love

I know how mothers love their children, they do everything. But when the mother's impeccable displays of affection? I know not, but sometimes what parents want to imply is different what children understand.

My boyfriend, Melvin, came from a broken family. His father worked overseas and his mother is a plain housewife. While his father was away, his mother suspected his father that he has another woman. Their father came home after years in overseas -- father's duty is to be a role model to their children and provide financial responsibilities -- but he went home with nothing because the other woman took it all. So, his mother went all crazy about money. They got separated, so her children is the only chance to help her with their financial problems.

Melvin got a girlfriend while he's studying in college -- and it was me. ^_^ He don't want me to meet his mother even if that is what I want. But her mother knows already about the relationship he had, so he decided to bring me to their house to meet the family. It went good. But it kind of awkward because of the questions asked by his mother to me. Days after, I read a text messages from Melvin's mother scolding him, telling him what he thinks about me and my family -- bad words. I tried to understand the situation and Melvin surprises me with his reaction. He comforts me and apologizes about what his mother did. It happened almost every time, so we got used to it. But we never just let it go, we talked about it.

You know what he thinks about his mother now? She's crazy, loquacious and all she cares is money. She makes Melvin stopped from studying, she want him to get a real job not just go dancing around wasting money because dancing is temporary -- she said. But dancing is what Melvin's love.

I thought mothers knows best? I thought mothers do what makes their children happy? Why not support her children in what they want? Melvin wants to help her in his terms, not hers. What she did and want to imply to them is really hard to understand. That's why her children talks nothing but negative about her.