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Reflections on fatherhood: Why mothers have that special place in our hearts

Mother and child

If we are to understand a mother’s sacredness, we must go back to the formative years.

Photo credit: Shutterstock

Whenever I visited my rural home a few years ago, my mother, while shaking my hand, would look at my face and ask me if my eye is sick.

“No, why,” I would respond, least bothered about it as I never had any problem with my eyes. This was about eight years ago.