When a child was born to a woman we say that women received the utmost bliss “motherhood. “After receiving this title the newly born child calls her “mother. The husband calls her my child’s mother, and the world recognizes her as a mother. That is the relationship or kinship automatically established. But is giving birth to a child enough for a woman to be called a mother? How many responsibilities are there for a woman to be fulfilled before calling her heroic mother? How many young mothers have understood this? How many have forgotten their responsibilities? There are enough instances where mothers have deserted their children. In such cases where has the love towards the children gone? What would be the future of that family?

The mother has to breast feed the child until it is able to be fed on formula. I have heard mothers stop breastfeeding half way thinking that continuation would harm her beauty and thus depriving the child of its right to have mother’s milk,nutrition and immunity. Despite that a mother has to do a lot of things to bring up the child such as caring when sick,sending to school to educate,teaching social norms and values,rites and rituals and good habits, how to be patient, how to tolerate opposite ideas, how to behave before win and defeat, what behavior the society expects from them, their responsibilities towards parents, elders and siblings, taking them to places, when the right time comes finding a means of sustenance and finally giving them in marriage to suitable persons. Weather the father helps the mother is another question but in my opinion father should supply her with full support and basic requirements and love should be in abundance within the family.

If a family loses the love and care of the mother, it may cause many problems. Husband and children always hope delicate behavior, words and care from her. Annoyance discord disharmony are the bad reflections. Respect of the family would be lost. Children’s education would be interrupted. Mental and physical health of the family may become weak. Overall development of the family may be hindered.

But there are mothers in my country who are bringing up children bearing various difficulties. Some poor mothers work hard as laborers on the roads, in the fields and in factories for mean wages. But they preserve their feminine qualities that are expected from her by the members of the family. They fulfill their responsibilities too. Some mothers have good husbands, but some women’s husbands are total drunkards who beat wives but they bear everything and look after, feed and educate their children well. I know some mothers who don’t eat enough, don’t wear well, don’t take part in functions, don’t enjoy life because of their children. Their one and only motive is to educate the children and let them have better future that she is deprived of. . They never expect anything in return. Her children are children to her forever until she dies. May this article be a tribute to good mothers in the world.