{"sf1_id":2170707,"sf2_id":"k1VagoGn","title":"Celebrating The Resilience Behind That Smile","author":"Apolarbear17","words":331,"posted_at":"2024-08-26T08:06:09.000Z","tags":["Appreciation","Childhood","Happy Mothers Day","Joy","Poetry","Sense of Humor","Strength","mom","reflecting","work"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/2170707-celebrating-the-resilience-behind-that-smile","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/k1VagoGn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/d4/f6/d4f6dfac-3c6c-4142-b6e1-c8ba84bc585e","description":"Wrote this for Mother’s Day last year. A poem honoring my mom and her strength and humor which I’ve always admired. A bit simple maybe but it’s honest and I tried to write it with love in mind. Originally posted in May 2023.","content":"\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; **Celebrating**  **The Resilience**  **Behind That**  **Smil**** e**\n\n \n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; **By: A.X. Bueno** \u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\n \n\nHow hard she works has always been a known part of your reality\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nYou know most of all on the days after school you have to wait patiently\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nFor her to pick you up from the same program after school\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nListening to her explain and apologize to people annoyed and frustrated somewhere you don’t see\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nYou still hear it though as you’re usually the last one waiting practically every day\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nWhile her job keeps her busy\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nWhen she comes it’s well into the night and you all go home to dinner\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nWhich still has to be made or sometimes bought but either way it’s there\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nShe makes sure it happens no matter how much else in the day she had to bear\n\n \n\nNo matter how tired she gets she keeps things moving with a smile\n\n \n\nCause life waits for no one is something she says more than once in a while\n\n \n\nYou’re always grateful cause at the end of the day you’re usually tired too\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nBeing a kid can be rough and sometimes the day leaves you feeling blue\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nMeanwhile she stays positive with a sense of humor\n\n \n\nMakes you laugh with her joking around as she also takes care of you\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nIt means so much to you\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nThat strength and energy she has\n\n \n\nSo much more than you can really say\n\n \n\nYou try to show your appreciation and give back when you can\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nOn plenty of days but especially ones like today and now\n\n \n\nIt’s\u0026nbsp; Mother’s Day and you’re giving to give some of that hard work and a smile\u0026nbsp;\n\n \n\nCause it’s a day to celebrate her, your way of showing your love with the proper display\n\n \n\nFor the mom who kept her joy despite juggling so much in raising two kids\n\n \n\nBut still managed to crack jokes and smile along the way \u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;"}