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Me and seven sixes
Written by Hossam Badrawi
On Women’s Month and Mother’s Day, in 2021 I wrote an article entitled “Me and Four Women”, and in 2022 the article was titled “I am and Six Women”, and this year I add my seventh wife and crown, and she is my granddaughter .. and it is certain that every reader has someone similar to them In his life. I start with the second six, and I leave the first to the end of the article: The second six are each of the mothers of this generation, whom we constantly criticize, so I see around me the opposite of what is said about them, six mothers, each of whom takes care of her home, supports her family, and works tirelessly, morning and evening She spends, raises, talks, studies, prepares food, clothes and books for each of her family members, goes to her children’s exercises and private lessons, and exercises her job at the same time to participate in spending on her family. She is the same who carries, gives birth, nurses, and stays up all night, day after day, hour after hour.
The mothers of this generation are heroes in my eyes.
The third six:
She is my daughter.. all her life and I call her “my happy thoughts” because she is an optimistic, smiling person, beautiful in appearance and entrance. Then, at the age of twenty-five, she developed type 1 diabetes, which is the most dangerous, and within a few months the disease penetrated and her body became completely devoid of the insulin necessary for her life, activity and energy, with all that this disease means in terms of the need for an absolute change in the quality of life, and continuous treatment, Injection and measurement, changing the shape and quality of food.
Suddenly my daughter, a mother of three children, a wife, and a working woman, needed to shape her life in a new way.
I saw her, with her youth, knowledge, and freshness, entering a stage for which she was completely unprepared, amid the responsibilities of her life, which she takes seriously and with commitment.
She changed her life, with an iron will, and within a few years she controlled herself, and she does that while she accompanies her daughters and encourages them to practice sports with her, and goes with them to physical training and music lessons, and shares every moment in their lives, and attends every activity in their school, and reads with them and for them, and fills life Her family is happy and happy.
And because she is a beautiful person, she devoted part of her efforts to supporting children with diabetes to prevent them from the disasters of the disease after the passing of the years.
I look at her and say, This is a woman who deserves to be a role model, and there are many like her in society. She did not become inattentive, lazy, or collapsed. Rather, she faced with a smile, triumphed with will, and did not make anyone around her feel what she was going through. She did not burden anyone in her family with her concern, nor did she experience moments of grief and fear that must have passed or are going through.
Why am I writing about it?
I write because there is a young woman like her everywhere, as the incidence of diabetes in Egypt is very high, and its complications I see in patients every day.
There are thousands like my daughter, and they have to take their lives into their own hands, not to despair, not to give up, but to know that will, knowledge, and seriousness make each of them a hero, role model, and ideal.
My daughter.. and every mother like her, you are mothers who deserve pride and appreciation.
The fourth six:
she is my wife.
Every mother loves her children, protects them, sympathizes with them, and gives them without waiting for a return or recognition of a favor, which is what makes a mother a mother. But my wife enveloped her motherhood in friendship with her children without affectation or pressure, and with a human presence in their lives with their desire, happiness and longing.
The first thing that comes to their mind while I am with them, after a working day, the end of an interview, or a happy or painful event, is to contact her and hear her voice because she is safety without words, a corner of comfort and reassurance without noise, and a space of freedom for them to express themselves without fear of judgment or intimidation. Directed by Maknoon Saadeh or Pain.
I tell her as a witness that this is her best achievement in life, because they have the right self, the uprightness of their lives, the beauty of their behavior, and the virtue and rationality of their relationships with others, as a result of her uninterrupted love, which formed their consciences, softened their hearts, and gave each of them the opportunity to show the best in him.
And when the grandchildren came to us, birds singing in the sky of our lives, and giving them a kind and fragrance of happiness that we had not known before, then they had an extraordinary grandmother with tenderness, knowledge, presence and responsibility, without excessive interference, but rather with sweeping love and overflowing feelings that set a new priority in our lives.
From a father and a husband who is aware of her role in his life and the lives of his children, and knows that a large part of God’s grace upon him with the love of his children is due to a mother who pays in them everything that is beautiful towards him, and deepens in their conscience everything that is self-respecting. I love you, thank you, respect you and appreciate you.
The fifth six: She is the friend.
A wise, close, advising friend, for friendship with a woman is of great value, if you knew.
Do you know why??.
It is true that friendship in general is all about love and peace of mind, but the beauty of friendship with a woman is that there is no blame in her and there is no need to justify an act or absence.
Friendship with a woman gets rid of the pressures of the bond of marriage, and it is possible to partner in it, and it does not require pleasing the friend, but rather being as you are.
In friendship, time is relative, as years may pass and you meet a friend as if it was yesterday, so there is no blame or reproach.
In friendship, joy without cost, support without price, trust that is not tested at every shot, and love that does not enter an exam because it does not need a certificate to prove it.
He who has a girlfriend should enjoy friendship and its joy, the comfort and permanence of friendship, and its freedom with purity and respect for its borders.
Six Six:
she is my sister.
She is the strong, supportive sister of a thousand men.
And the sister, when she is affectionate, friendly, and passionate, as is the case with my sister, for God has given me affection with her, and has given me a time bond, let alone if she is also a scholar, strong, and a doctor who takes care of the mother, brothers, children, grandchildren, and husband, in every moment and in every place.
No one in the family has an influence like hers, and no presence like hers. Not just for her little family, but for all of our children and grandchildren.
She is always present, influential at all times, healer and wise to them all. She is the first person who comes to the mind of every mother in the family at the moment of need or fear for the children. It is the wall of support for every small family of our big family, not only for the skill of science, but for the reassurance of the heart. The strange thing is that each of the children who grow up remains his doctor and lover, regardless of his height, age, or weight.
She is my sister, my first friend and my sponsor over the years.. What a woman she is with a thousand men.
The Seventh Six: She is the granddaughter, the sociable and the sociable, who gives life a new taste, a taste that a person does not feel except when he becomes a grandfather. I see her growth and am amazed, and I notice her maturity and become happier, and I watch with admiration the breadth of her understanding, which makes my heart happy, and I am proud of her heroism in school, as if life begins with me again.
The granddaughter is my reward from God. He kept her for me and for every grandfather, hope and energy, that gives us a renewed life.
As for the first six: they are the six sixes in fact:
She is the most beloved, dearest, and closest to my mind, soul, and sentiments.. She is my mother.
How could this mother be this dreamy music in our lives without making noise, and without ever asking any of us for anything?!.
It is the source of love, affection, joy, and commitment between us. Without interference in the affairs of any of us, she was able to be an active party in the lives of each of us. She made her love for our father, may God have mercy on him, a model for every wife in the family, and made her conviction and tranquility infiltrate our consciences. Without asking or questioning, she made our circle around her a joy, a pleasure, and a safety.
This is my beautiful mother, but rather the most beautiful in the family.
her telegram
with elegance
her mark
And her smile
I loved you mom and I love you and miss you after you are gone
I love your message of calmness and grace of acceptance between us, and you spread it effortlessly
I love your patience and love that you give
I love how you accommodated us through the years
No complaining or whining
You, my mother, were and still are the inspiration of our conscience
You shine your light sustainably
with a nod
Even your fingerprint or smile
I do not write poetry about my mother now, I only describe what is in her as it is, and my words do not live up to her truth.
We make pilgrimages to her and she does not invite us, and when we meet her she tells us with her smile without blaming or reproaching those who are late or who do not come.
Seven examples of women, in my life, and often like them in the lives of each of you.
