Do I Really Appreciate You?

There are always those people in your life that you take for granted. No one is exempt from not really appreciating those around you. Having said that, I can’t help but remember how I used to take my mother for granted. I was ten years old when it happened. A close friend of my oldest sister lost his mother. She had been the only person in his life; he did not know his father, so he and his mother were very close. One morning, he woke up to her having died in the night. When my sister told me this, I was unable to comprehend what that meant. I could not fathom losing my mother the way he did or how he could cope seeing as he was an only child. Even though I was very young, I tried to understand what he was going through with his loss. I tried, but I was unable to. It made me realize that I would not be able to even put on a front like he did if I lost my mom. My mom has always been there for me and I would be lost if she was gone. After that time, I finally appreciated my mom for everything she has done for me and my sisters.