My Mother & I ❤️
Please note this isn't "hate mail". I write as I process and unpack and I think it's important to share it for our awareness and to help us heal and forgive. I was asked, "how many times do you hear your mum tell you she loves you?" I said she doesn't. As in she doesn't have to. I just know. Defensive maybe. As I thought about that, i was saddened a little by the way we were raised to settle for that. The more I learnt about love in Jesus, the more I saw our lack. I think the lack of hearing that in a generation is how we raised children who turned to rebellion and peer pressure for a sense of belonging. I feel the rage that stems from a lack of love and being loved. The rage that stems from not knowing love or how loving should look like. I am convinced of one thing though. That where we settle down for a sense of belonging, is where we've felt the most loved even if it looks distorted. And that looks different for everyone - a youth group...