Lessons of a Mother
A mother is something that gives rise to or exercises protective care over something else. (Webster's Universal College Dictionary; 1997) A mother is not only the borer of a child but she is someone who takes care of someone else. In the story "The Night Santa Claus Came" by Benjamin Capps, Mama plays the perfect role of a mother. The role that she fulfills is love. Mama is described by her seven year old son as being ancient, thirty-something. Mama is a school teacher who teaches seventeen students of all different ages in the old schoolhouse in Anarene, Texas. Mama was the school sweeper as well and her son describes her as being rich with her one hundred dollars a month. Mama had a way with words with her students. "She could look at a big boy and say, 'I thought you were older and more responsible than that,' and he would start blushing and stammering", explained her son.
I learned that many times too often we take our mothers for granted. These two boys were confused and jealous because their mother had not surprised them by acting like Santa Claus. As for the other two boys, they need that assurance as well. On Christmas morning, Roy was very upset that he did not have anything to give his mother for Christmas. On Christmas night, Roy wanted to hang up his stockings so Santa Claus would come fill them with candy. In this story, Mama knew that all her son wanted was to know that Santa Claus still existed. Angry, his two brothers climbed out of bed. They will make a sacrifice if that is what it will take to get their job done. They will go out of their way to make their children happy and to fulfill all of their dreams. A mother is something that does something for something else. Through this story, I have come to realize that without my mother my hopes and my dreams may not have come true. Mama loved her children and she let them know that. She reminded them, "It's better to give than to receive. her sons a lesson so she gave them each fifty cents around Christmas time and took them to the nickel and dime store so they could buy each other a Christmas present. He wanted that assurance that "Santa Claus" still cared about him.
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