Not every child grows up with a mother’s warmth.
Sometimes life quietly sends someone else — someone who simply shows up.
For me, that person was my Paati.
She didn’t give me life,
but for a few precious years, she gave me love.
Small, gentle love.
The kind that stays in your heart forever.
Her hands, her voice, her care —
even in silence — made me feel safe.
Even in the loneliest moments, she became my home.
As for my mom…
I didn’t always receive the love I longed for.
There were silences, distance, and moments I wished for warmth that never came.
Yet… I still love her.
Because love isn’t only measured by what you receive.
It lives in forgiveness, understanding, and in the bond that quietly persists —
even through absence, even through distance.
This Mother’s Day, I celebrate:
My Paati, for showing me what love feels like.
My mom, for being my mother despite everything.
Every mother whose love became a home for a child.
Motherhood comes in many forms —
by birth, by choice, by tenderness, by courage.
And love…
sometimes blooms quietly,
even where it was missing.
Sometimes life quietly sends someone else — someone who simply shows up.
For me, that person was my Paati.
She didn’t give me life,
but for a few precious years, she gave me love.
Small, gentle love.
The kind that stays in your heart forever.
Her hands, her voice, her care —
even in silence — made me feel safe.
Even in the loneliest moments, she became my home.
As for my mom…
I didn’t always receive the love I longed for.
There were silences, distance, and moments I wished for warmth that never came.
Yet… I still love her.
Because love isn’t only measured by what you receive.
It lives in forgiveness, understanding, and in the bond that quietly persists —
even through absence, even through distance.
This Mother’s Day, I celebrate:
Motherhood comes in many forms —
by birth, by choice, by tenderness, by courage.
And love…
sometimes blooms quietly,
even where it was missing.

