What is the sweetest thing you remember your mom doing for you?

We grew up with nothing. My mom earned but she tried to keep us afloat. A packet of chips and a canned soda was only visible at home when we had school trips because my mom didn't want us to feel left out when all the other kids ate.

Given how life was, my mom would bring home the food/snacks given to her at work during parties. She would give it to us because she felt bad we wouldn't be able to have them so she'd not consume it but bring it for us.

What's the sweetest thing you remember your mom/dad doing for you?

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SW-User

The things that matter most to me are things that happened when I was too young to remember... but, my mom loved to bake and always did a great job of it. Once, I came home from school to find a pile of cake pieces of varying shapes and sizes. At the top of this mountain was a card that read "golden memories". It still makes me smile. :)
My mom sounds a lot like yours. Very giving.

Beatbox34 · 31-35, M

@SW-User We didn't have a lot but my mom tried to make it up for that with food and love.

We lived in a very small apartment on rent and she'd tell us to study well so that we'd be able to watch a movie on HBO on Saturdays.

4meAndyou · F

@SW-User As I hear more and more of these stories, memories are beginning to return. I thought my mother had been entirely awful and selfish, but I guess I was wrong. I JUST remembered that when I was about 10 I was sick for a long time and missed a lot of school, and my mother actually made a log cabin out of two pieces of buttered toast for me.