The Weight You Carry, The Dreams You Buried

Hello music lovers 😍 welcome to my music inspired thoughts.

I came across a song yesterday that makes me reflect about being a mother. Being a mother is like building a miracle every day. As you watch your little one grow and nurture them, you carry their pains, their fear, and their dreams and aspirations; it's like watching a mini version of you develop and grow. Also, the moment you become a mother, your life changes, and it's never going to be the same again.

I was fortunate to be raised by a caring, patient, and loving mother.But I never truly knew the length of her love, caring, and sacrifices until three years ago when I became a mother myself.

On the day that my son was born, it felt like a thick veil was lifted from my face, and for the first time in my entire life, I felt very close to knowing how much my mother sacrificed for me and for my siblings, the weight she carries, and the dreams she had to bury just to see that we were well catered for, yet she did so gracefully and happily, with her pure love and her ever-supportive heart. I have always loved and adored her, but three years ago, I began to truly understand her choices, her pains, her love, and her sacrifices, and I think most of us are like this; we never truly understand our parents until we start carrying the weight they carry.

This is why this song is for my ever-loving mom, not just for my mother but for every mother out there, especially my fellow Moms on Hive, @nkemakonam89 , @ozd and @lecia89 striving day and night, pouring out their love, and sacrificing for their kids. You are amazing, and you are cherished, because without you this world will be incomplete; this world will be so void.

The lyrics hit a nerve, most especially the part that says,

The weight you carry, not just me, the dreams you buried.

Most times, a mother has to pause or bury some of her dreams just so she can be there, be present for her child. And she will do it so happily over and over again because she will always put her child first. I'm currently in this phase, and I will do it over and over again.

_{Two moms having such a great bonding time}

I can tell you, this is my all-time favorite photo of my mom and me, taken three years ago a week after the birth of my son. I think you can already guess why I love this photo that much. Being my first time with her after I became a mom, and for someone who lived most of her adult life away from her, this moment meant so much for me. For the two months she spent with us, I tried to make every moment count, going on evening walks with her, cooking her favorite meals, and doing everything she liked to do. I made sure we did them as my little way of saying, "Thank you, Mamma, for everything." Even though I know I can never thank her enough.

So guys, I humbly invite you to listen to this song, "The Weight You Carry," by a YouTuber.