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From a Mother's Perspective

As a mother of seven children it is nice to have a day that is set aside just for me; we live our lives each day nurturing our families with love and support for their emotional and physical needs.

Its Arts in Snellville with Alisa Boykin and its Mother's Day Weekend, noted one of the busiest shopping weekends in the year.  It’s a very busy day at the mall and of course T2I Entertainment.  It’s great to see dad’s with their children starting their day with shopping for mom.  The retail stores are starting to get busy and the atmosphere is charged with excitement as families are ready to celebrate moms. 

As a mother of seven children it is nice to have a day that is set aside just for me.  We live our lives each day nurturing our families with love and support for their emotional and physical needs.  Sometimes we can almost feel taken for granted because we seem to be going through the motions with doing the things that we do.  However, to have a day that says this gift is for all you do, you are respected and honored is such a blessing.  It always reaffirms that our place in society is pertinent.  We give birth to mankind and we raise our children with the desire to see them succeed.  Our lives become a sacrifice for our children as we put their needs above our own personal desires.  We are soldiers for the sake of the cause and our children are the fruit that we bear from the heart and the womb. 

With having seven children, the birth of each child was unique.  Mothers never forget what labor was like for any child.  You remember whether it was hard or easy, fast or slow.  You can even see the personality reflected in the way your child came into this world.  Rearing our children in today’s world can offer its challenges.  Our children are influenced by so many factors, that it has become a mission to keep them on track and focused towards achieving all the potential we see in them. 

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I charge mothers to stand firm in your quest of motherhood and empower your children with values that will cause them to excel.  Show them what you see in them by telling them they are champions.  Involve them in activities that will develop their skills and intellect so that they can become masters of their trade.  We have the power to set our children’s destiny in place when we see their talents and nurture it.  It is the story of Tiger Woods, Michael Jackson, Tia and Tamera, Serena and Selena and so many other children who became successful actors, dancers, athletes, etc.  Our children will believe who we tell them they are if we give them what they are.  Our legacies are within our hands and we can raise heroes and not villains.  We can change the world with motherhood.

From our family to yours, we want to wish every mother a Happy Mother's Day with these special flowers from us to all of you.  Also visit us on the web at www.t2ientertainment.com and friend us on facebook.  Check out our daughters, “PINK Athem.”  These recording artists’ of sisters are setting the scene as new trendsetters with positive messages in music for everyone to enjoy and grow from.  Check out http://www.reverbnation.com/pinkanthem and like them on face book.

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Photography by: Alisa Boykin

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