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Mama Kay's words of wisdom

 

Certain women have that Mother Hen nature. Whether or not they are a

biological mother doesn't make any difference. Neither does age. Extend

it to the male population, too, for indeed, many men fit appropriately.

Here's the dictionary definition of a Mother Hen: a person who sees to

the needs of others, especially in a fussy or interfering way.

Mama Kay doesn't care for that definition. Bossy? Over-controlling?

It could be in situations.

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Instead, Mama Kay thinks of Mother Henning in a positive manner.

A Mother Hen is someone who instinctively recognizes a person

requires support, or help, and feels compelled to aid. It may be over a

lifetime of the connection, or it may be short-lived.

As a young girl in third grade, Mama Kay befriended a fellow student

who tragically had lost his mother. She put all her compassion into

aiding her friend to go through the grieving process. She was for a time a

Mother Hen.

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Once Mama Kay found her Mother Hen in a retired woman willing

to take on a young student teacher as a renter for a semester. She not

only opened her door, but she introduced her to a new community, too.

Perhaps, Mama Kay has become the COVID Mama Hen for you,

readers, during this time of transition on society. There are hundreds of

you I am sorting out, and I am not boasting either. I just want you to get

further along on your way. You have your own decisions to make, and

how you accomplish them is up to you.

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On Mother's Day lets you and I thank all those many Mother Hens in our

lives. Consider the bossy, over-controlling ones, too, who, due to their

natures, opened your eyes.

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