Travelling with your Mum on Mother’s Day

Mothers are just amazing. They hold the spirit of giving in their hearts and continue to cherish and love their babies even when they are in their thirties and have babies of their own. Most of us look back at our rebellious teens and blame the hormones, but realise that we might have given a tough time to our parents all those years ago. Luckily, now that you are an adult and earning, perhaps it is time to return the favour and pamper the woman who gave so much but demands so little in return.

At times, mothers can be a bit much. They have raised us, know our thought mechanisms and therefore have the power to both calm us and set us off. However, as you shall read in this article, this is necessarily not a bad thing. Here how.

Mums and Holidays

When going on the trip alone, most people would like to make the most of the journey. They jam pack the vacation with a lot of activities and excursions only to return to their homes tired and exhausted. People might have more “fun” but not much relaxation on solo vacations, but taking your mom with you will ensure that you will unwind and pace down. Mom is going to keep you at the beach, making you ease your toes into the warmth of the sand and in bed at night without partying hard. You would never miss a flight because she would be up and early, sitting on the chair by the door, waiting for you to brush your teeth. For once, the traveller would be encouraged to spend a little extra and spend the nights in a posher hotel. Mum is going to show you to be brave enough to treat yourself once in a while.

Mums and Adventures

We all have grown up with an overprotective mother. The mother bear will lunge at everything and anything that is going to threaten her babies. We, however, do not realise that before we were born, our mothers used to live on the wild side. They were able to risk more and move around without thinking twice. Remind your moms that now that you are all grown up, they can begin to live it up again. Make her participate in a paragliding activity or at least ride a Ferris wheel, depending on how easily she gets overwhelmed. Let your mom order a drink or two and enjoy her life with her precious kids and dance.  You would be surprised to see her crazy self emerge and take the stage. Having an exciting city break with your mom could be the best Mother’s Day gift you could give.

Mums and Psychology

This is especially true for boys because the current social definition of masculinity is a bit flawed. To leave their mothers behind is to leave the flaws and weakness of the past, the times they needed tenderness, and to go on to become a man – firm and resolute. Only the mothers know how much of a “man” they truly are and thus they could unintentionally break or threaten the façade of masculinity most men eagerly guard. In girls, the subconscious is always in competition with the mother. “Mom raised three kids without breaking a sweat, why can’t I put one child to bed” or “My mum’s pancakes are the best, even though I make them exactly the same way” are the statements most women express these days.

By leaving their boyhood self to become ‘grown up men’, males in our society lose their ability to nurture their partners and their families because this reminds them of their own vulnerabilities. By taking a trip with your mum, on this Mother’s Day, let us welcome back the boy who was lost in time. Eventually, this trip is going to be more about you than your mother, and it will help the traveller let go of many misunderstanding holding him back. A city break on Mother’s day will also allow daughters to express the difficulties they are facing in life. In return, their mothers would be able to guide them with tips or let them know that they also had similarly difficult experiences, pacifying the completing subconscious enough to enjoy a Bloody Mary, or two or three and boosting self-confidence.

Let this Mother’s Day be about renovating this beautiful bond, about remembering the past and smiling about it and looking to the future with hope, and thanking this great woman for all the kindness she extended through the years.