Secret Life of Bees: Mother Having the absence of a mother would affect any child growing up, whether it’s physically standing out, or being able to connect emotionally. We all look for that role in our life: someone that can make us feel the embrace of a mother’s love. Having the influence of a mother in your life molds you into who you are today. My mother has always been a strict overbearing mom. In most cases you will hear me complaining about her seeming unjust rules, however, looking back on it, they were all life lessons in disguise. I wasn’t allowed to get my ears pierced like everyone else until I was 13, I was upset of course, but I listened. It taught me that when you wait for something instead of just going out and getting
