Recipe For a Good Mother...(Mr. Romero)

"Didn't I tell you to pick up those clothes off the floor?!" Does that sound familiar? Well that's just an average mom reminding a child to pick up clothes off the floor. But I have a recipe for an extremely good mother. A mother who has surpluses of love for the child, has good communication in the relationship, and trusts and supports their child, in just about anything they do.

In order to create a good mother, there must be 100 cups of love in the relationship. The mother must care and have love for their child, no matter what. If a child does something bad like get suspended from school, the mother can't get extremely mad and tell the child that she hates them. A good mother will make mends with them, probably put them on punishment but still love them. That's their child, and children sometimes make mistakes. But the mother should always adore them.

Another ingredient that you must add in order to create a good mother is 1 and 3/4 cups of communication. A good mother has a good relationship with a child through communication. A good mother can simply ask a child, "How was your day?", or "What did they do in school?" Simple questions like that can make a good mother and child's relationship blossom and grow very strong. For instance, if a child was having a horrible day or was not feeling good, if the mother just asks the child "how was their day", it could easily fix their day and it will make them feel that they have a mother who cares and loves for them. In the story "The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis", by Richard Wright the mother did not communicate properly with her child Richard when he got beat up by the gang. She kept constantly telling him to go back outside and get the groceries. She did not listen to his side of the story of what was happening every time he went outside and tried to get the groceries.

The last ingredients needed to make a good mother are 2 full cups of trust and a pinch of support. Trusting your child can make you a great parent. If you allow your child to do certain things; go outside, go to the movies etc., you trust them to actually do that. Slowly the child will gain trust in you. A good mother also wants to support her child. Lead them on the right path and be open to their suggestions. In "Memphis", the mother was not leading Richard onto the right path when she gave him a stick to defend himself from the gang. She was leading him into becoming a bully. That is not the right way to lead a child. A good mother will lead them into a positive path.

A good mother consists of love, trust, support, and communication. That's all you need in order to create one. Maybe you should create a good father, but this time add a little spice to your own recipe.