Sons and Mothers

 

This week in the United States and several other countries the weekend saw Mothers Day marked whereas over here we mix that in to Mothering Sunday which is part of the Anglican calendar and mark it in March.

This said that poem did seem to me to summarize rather well how many of us as boys reflect upon our mothers time with us and what it means. 

This delightful family picture of John Lennon from the deluxe 2 lp edition of his Plastic Ono Band  album to me is also apt as he famously lost his mother at an early age and was brought up by his Aunt Mimi.

While he's clearly enjoying playing with his dog, looking at his face one can almost sense of loss and how that shaped him.

To read some of his lyrics is to gain not just a sense of his loss, something that sadly a fair few boys and girls go through but standing back to reflect on what it is you yourself gained because that relationship is a extremely important one.

That's why it's important to mark the contribution of Mothers.