Love and companionship

Love and companionship is a monumental part of the human experience because that is usually how it begins. It starts in the womb, with a mother's love. A mother's love is probably the purest, most unconditional kind of love possible from a human being. Most mothers care for you, physically, emotionally, and spiritually from the time before you are born through your developmental years, up to your adolescence and then some. Mothers administer advice, band-aids, kisses, hugs, whippings, they've wiped the tears from our eyes, tried to mend our broken hearts; all out of love. Without a mother's love, we would not know what love is. We wouldn't be able to show affection. We would not be able to handle someone being affectionate towards us. We would be so unstable, we probably would not have functional relationships. Then again, how functional are relationships these days? Mothers give us tough love that allows us to develop discipline. That allows us to grow into cool, calm and collected adults; usually. Mothers take care of you when you're sick, they step up where you lack during this period of time and make you feel better. Some people's mothers are their best friends. Some people never "leave the nest". That's a little bit unhealthy, but is still a form of companionship. It's okay for your mother to be your friend, or shoulder to cry on when no one else will, but matching outfits and things of that nature push the limits. My mother has usually been there when others have left, or not been around and I am forever grateful. She taught me so much about being a strong, independent young woman. My mother is definitely one of the most influential people in my life. She's filled all the holes of missing people in my life. Without my mother's love I'd probably be even worse off than I am now. I love my mother with all of my heart!