Sponsored Video: Safeguard’s For My Overprotective Mom
To be honest, My mom and I were never close. I grew up with the alarm of her voice – waking us early in the morning, instead of sweet kisses and tickles. She’s always on a hurry and barely around the house even on Sundays. We got no time to bond, and for a child – it made a wall between us.
Mothers’ Day – my newsfeed was flooded with sales from footwear to plane tickets; but this latest commercial from Safeguard caught my attention.
It brought back lots of memories from my mom; and I can’t help but be emotional.
If you haven’t watched it yet, you can check it out here:
Being a single mom to three children was no joke and til now that I’m already a mother myself, I couldn’t imagine how she had managed to provide for us until college. I remember sometimes she would bring cooked meal or merienda from work; only to later found out that whenever someone would treat her for a snack, she would save it as pasalubong for us. I have never seen her wear new clothes, but every Christmas she made sure we are properly dressed for the occasion.
My mom is not perfect, I’m not perfect; there’s no way to be a perfect mother, but there’s a million ways to be a good one. She may haven’t got time to bring us to the park, she may haven’t bought us toys, our birthdays may have been very simple, but she never failed to provide our needs. Needs that would help us grew smart, independent and responsible. My mom taught us that a mother shouldn’t be a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning
unnecessary.
I made a letter for her few years ago and the full story of how she raised us on her own, you can read it here – mommylevy.com/2012/05/thank-you-dear-nanay.html
How about you, do you have a message to your mom? I encourage you to share it on Safeguard Facebook page and use the hashtags #Safeguard50 #ThankYouMom
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DISCLAIMER: This post has been sponsored by Safeguard Philippines, but all thoughts are my own.
I can relate to your memories growing up with your mom. Like you, we would wake up to her high pitched voice instead of kisses and hugs. She is a single mom too, and I realized that what she went through was super hard now that I’m a mother myself. Nakakaiyak yung video!
I can relate. I only got to understand my mom when I became one myself. Though I still wish we were closer, I guess all I have to do is make up for the lost time.
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This is so touching! My mom and dad separated when I was still a kid and ever since, it was mom who took care of me. We’re so close that we spent all occasions together and even celebrated V-say as each other’s date! But now that I’m married, we start geowing apart and it’s really sad. I really hope we can still be close despite my new status in life.
awww thanks for sharing your story. I know your mom understand your situation naman.
Been seeing this video on my Facebook feed for years now. Can’t help but be emotional about it, especially now that I’m pregnant with my fourth child. Waaa!!!
I meant “for weeks” not “for years”. Haha!
I miss my mom even more! And now that I’ve become a mom, I just realized all the naggings and advised that she told me was all true. My mom was overprotective too but I am a daughter that does all she wants. So I always make sure that I thanked her for all the things that she sacrificed for us.
Your post made me cry. That was so sweet. 🙂 And it is indeed true, moms would give everything for their child, kahit na wala na para satin. 🙂
My Mom and I aren’t close to each other also. Like the mother-daugther-as-bestfriends kind of relationship. But after I became a mother, we now have a special kind of unspoken affection to each other. I guess that’s what Motherhood does. I now appreciate my mom more than ever. 🙂
I am proud of my mom. She sent me to school on her own. And now that shes old and im done with my schooling, she still prefers to work not just for herself but for my family, too. She’s the most generous person ever. And i learned to love and appreciate her more now that I am a mom myself.
Moms are truly special. We may do it all differently and show our love differently, the love will still be the same. My mom was a busy woman too when we were younger. I do appreciate her efforts and love now that I’m a mom myself.
I saw this commercial on my newsfeed. It’s true how they can be OA sometimes. Now, I find myself OA too as a mum. 🙂 My mum’s the most amazing woman. Maybe not for all, but she is for me. Lagi ko syang binibida sa husband ko saying that growing up with an OFW father who was hardly there, we were never shortchanged of love from mama.
The video is so touching. It is really hard for a single mom to raise kids alone. Giving every basic necessities of your kids without minding your own is already a selfless act for moms. Di kailangan ituro.
Aww I love the concept of the commercial — whose mother’s or child’s heart wouldn’t be warmed after seeing it? I’ve never used Safeguard (because of skin rashes) but their advertising is awesome!
I love this Safeguard commercial, too. It makes everyone appreciate the little things that our moms do for us.
My mom was also busy with work when I was growing up. I spent a lot of time with my aunts and my big sister became my second mom too. I’m happy that my mom is still here so I can spend more time with her and her bunsong apo. I may not be the super sweet daughter but I’m always grateful for all the things our mother has done for our family. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Mommy Levi!
Parents generally are really protective of their kids. Even animals show that trait. 🙂 We are blessed to have moms who are willing to make sacrifices for us. That’s why we do the same when we become parents ourselves. 🙂
Yes! It hurts sometimes, to think that my children will no longer need me one day, but that’s why we’re here in the first place. To teach them to stand on their own, make the right decisions on their own…to learn to live without us. Beautiful blog. 🙂
You’ve written a real emotional post. It hit me right on and made me appreciate my mom more for her sacrifices and hardwork.
It is true that you will learn to appreciate your mom, once you became a mom too. I also wonder how my mom was able to raise 3 kids without yaya or helper.