SIBLING RIVALRY
Since we were young, my sisters and I have engaged in an often-times unspoken competition on who could show our single mother the most love on especially two occasions: 1) her birthday in April and 2) Mother's Day in May.
My sisters are far better at showing spontaneous, physical affection, while I tend to express my appreciation and admiration through more reflective writing. Since this year saw all of us scattered across the world, I thought it would be better for the sisters to unite instead of compete against each other.
I coordinated with my sisters in the U.S. and in the Philippines to create a photo collage that spelled out "Happy" (from Korea) "Birthday" (from the Philippines) and "Mamas" (from the U.S.) to show her that, no matter where we were in the world, we are all still united in our love, loyalty, and affection for her [insert cute and sappy Kakao emojis here].
SOUTH KOREA |
THE PHILIPPINES
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THE UNITED STATES |
Bam. Who needs a generic, store-bought greeting card when you can just have an internationally-themed photo collage, complete with hand-painted banners, cute babies holding up signs, and Korean high school students in perfectly-matching red uniforms to help delight the heart of your mother on her birthday? That's right, no one.
But, seriously though, I'm running out of ideas here.
MY QUESTIONS FOR YOU
Do you know your mother's "love language"? How have you expressed or shown your love for her in a way that went straight to her heart? What was the most fun, creative, memorable, and/or meaningful gift or message you have given her? If you have a few ideas you don't mind sharing, please email them to me (so my sisters wont see them) at thefulbrighter[at]gmail.com!
