Due to our past lessons about how “motherly love” was not instilled in a person or how this kind of love is learned and that mothers are not simply born with it. Motherly love is practiced, so to say because it requires time, technique and effort in order for your child to grow up healthy and active.

          With those mothers that weren’t able to learn this kind of love, the attention that they will be able to give to their child would be little to none. This would now affect what kind of behavior the child will have towards anyone and life, in general.

          After watching documentaries and reading some studies about the topic, it reminded me of a book that I once read when I was in 6th grade.

         The book was entitled, (and perhaps you have read this wonderful book) “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett. If familiar, this was also adapted into a movie way back in 1993 by Warner Bros.

          In this book, the main character, Mary Lennox, was a horribly disagreeable-looking child and was both neglected by her parents. She had a businessman and an ill-stricken father who always had something to do that he never has the time for his daughter, and a beautiful mother whose hobbies were only going to parties and be around gay people.

          Her mother never wanted a girl for a child. With this, she entrusted little Mary to an Ayah, or a servant, and notified her that she must tend her needs and to keep her out of sight as much as possible. Bearing this in mind, Mary grew up to be spoiled and obnoxious. Quoting from the book, “…by the time she was six years old she was as tyrannical and selfish a little pig as ever lived.” She only chose servants whom could properly attend to her.

          However, her life as a princess ended when both of her parents died and she had to be sent to her uncle, her mother’s brother and live with him in his manor. Mary had a hard time keeping up with the lifestyle that she has now that she had no servants falling at her feet.

           As the story goes on, she meets Mr. Craven, the caretaker of her uncle’s house who helps her tend to the garden that was been locked away for years. Dickon, a boy with whom she has now formed a special bond with and also helps her take care of the garden. Mary has now become a cheerful but still somewhat a bit spoiled of a child with their company.

           The ending of the book satisfied my soul and the “feels” were just too much to contain.

           The transition that Mary had had after being with someone who cares and likes her was a big development on her character when she was just surrounded by servants and avoided by her parents. Growing up with that kind of love surely has an impact towards a child and he or she’s character.

(Group 3)

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Nunez, Vanessa Janine R.
Red, Ramces Brayalle T.
Ojos, Kevin H.

Alabin, Glassyl R.

Calip, Kaye Paula Ara M.