This Mother’s Day little is more…
Telling your mother ‘I Love You’ or ‘I care’ can never be enough as the way she gives her everything to keep us going is truly magical. For all her efforts we can never thank her enough, she is our first guide, mentor and a friend, supporting us throughout our lives. Mother’s Day can be one of those days where children can do their best to make her feel special.
This year things are exceptionally different due to the ongoing lockdown. There are many who are away from their mothers while there are those who are together but can’t plan much due to restrictions. We spoke to city’s youngsters asking them about how they plan to make the day special for their mothers.
AWAY YET TOGETHER
Many out there 0a0re away from their mothers due to number of unavoidable circumstances. Student, Gaurie Rautela was visiting her grandparents in Haldwani when the lockdown was announced and since then he is away from her mother.
“I strongly feel the lockdown should be no barrier to express our love for our mothers. I have decided to host a virtual brunch with my mom for which we’ll prepare each other’s favourite meals and party together over a video call. I have made a virtual photo album and a sketch of her. I have posted a letter to her as I wanted her to know that she is means the world to me.”
MUSICALLY YOURS
Another student Shaurya has planned multiple things as buying a gift is no more an option. “I am a guitarist, and have prepared a special song for my mother. For a week I have been learning baking pancakes online. A surprise breakfast will make our day. Due to this lockdown my father is not with us so I had to make this possible with least help. Despite all the restrictions I wanted to do my best for her and now I hope she likes it,” he said.
WHAT’S COOKING
Every year for many the celebrations has been full of pomp and gaiety but this year with restrictions in place things tend to be different for all. Post-doctorate scholar, Swati Saxena shares, “The virus brought worldwide devastation along and made us realize the importance of family bond and relationships. The lockdown gave us quality time to spend with our parents. Every year we went out for family dinner and ordered a cake. But this time, I have planned to bake a cake at home. I have also planned that I will prepare all the dishes of her choice and will not let her work for the whole day (after all mothers too need holidays) and ask her to chill and watch her favourite movie. Besides this, I have asked my brother (Harshit) who lives in Bangalore to join us on a video call and we can have the dinner together.”
SCULPTING THE BOND
For teenager Sanaya Chauhan the day should be full of surprises be it big or small. “I’ll be doing my best to make her feel special. I have already made a card for her and I’ll be gifting her clay sculpture of a woman with a baby which I’m currently sculpting. My sister and I have decided that we won’t let our mother do any
household work on the day and instead we’ll be doing them for her. We’ll also be gifting her collage and a video about her as well. That’s how I’ll be surprising my mother this year and hope to make her realize that how awesome she has been all these years,” she said.