You call yours mom, I call mine Mãe. You call your grandmother, I call mine vó.
These are the women who shaped my understanding of womanhood and motherhood.
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The late Vó Dico |
There was no formality in my womanhood formation, just good ole organic living.
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The late Vó Maria and my Mãe |
I saw a lot of transparency. I saw a lot of the reality of what it means to live a good life in an flawed world.
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My mãe holding my son and my my mother-in-law |
So here I am, a mother myself. I told my kids I remember my mother at my age. I hope their memories of me as mamãe will be good.
I hope I will give them all they need to have a great start in life. I cannot tell you if my mãe was thinking that she was building a mother when she was raising me. What I can tell you is that she did a great job and I pray that she has many more years of healthy and peaceful life. I have a lot to learn still and I treasure her essence as my mãe.
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