Genesis 1. My mom's way of love

When I was still a child, my mother used to hit me and yell at me whenever i commit a mistake. I would cry back then. Sometimes, I used to think of having a different mother( which is quite impossible). I thought that A am not lucky to have her as my mother. I used to blame God for having such a family. I know He planned all of this. He knows everything after all.
Whenever she tutors me, she would yell at me at every wrong answer I would give to her. For that reason, I feared lesson time with her because of her "harsh" treatment. The worst cases of her being angry at us are the times when my siblings and I would have a quarrel. She would yell at us and hit us with a broom or a belt (the truth is.. she sometimes hit us with every object nearby.. how small.. or big the object is).
Back then, I have no way of communicating with God. I know little about Him. As a result, I hated my mother every time she would hit us; and hated God as much too. But now, with the knowledge of God from my family and teachers, I now understand the meaning of every yell and every swing of the broom or a belt that hits me. I know that those beating that I used to receive does not contain hatred from my parents; but pure love. Though my mother is harsh and truly a loud disciplinarian, I know that she loves us very much. She wants to straight every wrong doing that I commit.
Sometimes, when she herself admit that she disciplined us too rough, she would do the initiative to come to us and hug us tightly while saying sorry. Her voice that was once filled with anger would turn into a sweet melancholy voice of an angel. Every time she does that, I can't stop crying. It is as if an angel from the sky flew down just to comfort me.
Now I know that I am very lucky to have her as my mother. Many children grow without being disciplined by their parents. These cases lead them to their wrong doings. I am very lucky to have a mom that has this way of showing her love and affection to us. I can really say love is bittersweet! I am lucky that God assigned me to her. I am lucky to be part of this caring, loving, family that is God fearing.

"Ang mga magulang natin ay pawang mga katiwala lang ng Diyos para tayo ay alagaan. Ang Diyos and ating tunay na magulang. Pero ipinagkaloob niya tayo sa ating mga magula upang ang mga magulang natin ang humulma satin bilang tayo. "
salaysay ni: Miguel Monasterial