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Mom also needs her little ‘fix’ once in a while

Parenting

What 3 things are you proud of about your personality??

Statistically, cases of drug abuse are a serious menace the youth. While the focus on rescuing drug users is majorly geared towards them, there is one member of the family who is hardly suspected of drug abuse it’s the drug inspector herself. What if mom needs a shot of tequila to tame her wrecked nerves?

Unspoken in many forums are the increasing cases of mothers who turn to drugs for comfort. While mothers are supposed to be the main caregivers of their families, they go uncared for. Are they not supposed to naturally heal themselves? To many, moms are super humans; the house GPS, newest dictionary and the home remedy clinic that needs no replenishing. It is not surprising that because mom knows all, then mom needs nothing.

The death of superwoman

As your grandma may have told you, “It is the quiet ones that you need to worry about.” The woman who seems so jovial, perfect and always putting your needs before hers could be suffering silently. This is not because she would have not liked to tell you, but because even if she told you of her tequila affair, you would have not believed her; besides, she looks perfectly cool and the magic bottle of tequila does not resemble the kind of drug you think could be used or abused. So, that tight bite on her lips is actually their determination to hide her pain.

The superwoman may have had all those qualities when the children were younger, but as years pass, everyone including her husband becomes her child; dumping all their cares on her laps and taking as much love as they need. She then has to empty her own bottle for the relatives too and refill it with the drug: her antidote.

Cancelling the flight to Guadalajara?

While it may not be so easy to know when a mother begins to sink into the bottom of the tequila bottle, a regular check on her as she does her kitchen duties may just help. Do not fall fool of her perfectly organized morning routine; she wakes up very early in the morning, says her morning prayers, prepares breakfast for her fast sleeping family and wakes everyone in the order of need-to-leave-the-house ensuring that each member takes a shower before taking their breakfast and leaving the house. Obviously, no one takes time to ask, “Did you sleep well mother?”

With everyone gone and just a few minutes to clean up and leave for work, she glances up her reflection in the mirror, she loathes that girl; once perfect but now falling apart. She reaches down her pocket for her goddess; the bottle of tequila to cure, just a sip and the world shapes up again. If only the ‘bye mom’ hugs and kisses were longer and more genuine than the hymns of, ‘Mom where are my -?’ then maybe the trip to Guadalajara may have been cancelled.

Dare to hug your mother today; make that squeeze good, whisper into her ear, ‘Love you mom’ and mean it. Don’t let go off her even if your phone rings, hold her tight, keep your worries to yourself for once and shower her with love; that and nothing else. That is how to save your mother from consulting with the drugs.

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