Proud Chicano Cause of Her

Who is Your hero, Who is Your lifeguard, Who is Your fighter, Who is Your protector?

And possibly who is the one you most fear when you know you did something wrong.

After hearing all these questions

If you are like me

We both have the same person in mind,

Our mothers

She may have never finished High school

Or even learned any other language besides spanish

She may have had dreams bigger than me

And even gone across mountains when she needed to go to school

She may have never had a father figure growing up

Or even food to eat some nights

She had to work as a child

And has had it hard since a young age

Yet

She is the strongest woman in my life

She has taught me right from wrong,

She has taught me about our tradition

She has taught me all the prayers I know

She has kept my family strong

She has volunteered at school

And fought for my education

She has protected me against bullies

And has always believed in me

She has taught me how to make the foods her mother taught her

She has taught me the importance of what I eat

And has even taught me how to flip a tortilla

She blames everything bad on my phone

But always helps me when I feel bad

She has given me vaporub when i'm sick

and savila when I got burned or even bruised

She has never read me a bedtime story but always make sure i am asleep

and fine

She has kept from eating to make sure I eat

She has given me money for a bag of chips

even if it left her without a dime

She has sacrificed her old life to make mine better

And yet sometimes I wonder when was the last time I have really thanked

her

I than realize I never thanked her all those times

So even when your mother has done nothing for you or even has gotten you mad

Please remember she has done so much for you even if you don't remember those specific times

Thank you MOM