Dear mom , I wish I could have said these things to you before you died but I wasn’t at the place to feel them , it seems now I’m walking miles in your shoes with more understanding of you and your feelings and heart , you have always had such a kind open heart that always seemed to shine with kindness and care for others , all the years I had felt you chose another over me I now understand it wasn’t a choice of loving one over the other , it was the needs of the other were greater than mine , you always understood me more than I allowed myself to understand you , for that I’m so sorry and regret , I am in the middle of your struggles with a deeper understanding of you , and I know in my heart if I can be like you , than I have accomplished being the person you would want me to be , so I keep trying and forging on though everything that life throws at me .You have always been a inspiration but more so now that I understand you and go though similar things in life . To anyone reading this be kind to your mother , you don’t need to understand her , just love her for who she is .You may not always have her “Respect to Mothers “