EK kuier laat een nag met my vriendin, Martie. Mens kan maar s\u00ea ons ken mekaar al vandat ek my verstand gekry het. Martie gee my \u2019n geweldige pyn. Sy kom kuier klokslag by my as ek \u2019n r\u00earige goor dag gehad het. Dis \u2019n gawe van haar. En sy praat s\u00f3 hard en s\u00f3 baie, mens kan jouself nie hoor dink nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDank Vader Junie is verby,\u201d s\u00ea sy di\u00e9 nag. \u201cMoedersdag, jy weet.\u201d Ek skud my kop: \u201cAg sjarrap, Martie. Moedersdag was in Mei.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPresies,\u201d antwoord sy. \u201cEk kan nie gou genoeg afstand kry daarvan nie. Ek distansieer my geheel en al van Moedersdag!\u201d Martie begin feitlik \u00e1ltyd haar sinne met \u201cek\u201d, en sy s\u00ea wat sy wil s\u00ea met pleonasme, oordrywing en woordspelings. Sy\u2019t te veel tyd om te dink. D\u00e1n kom hou sy my uit die slaap. Ek wens sy wil eerder soos Marta van die Bybel wees, en gedienstig skarrrel om die huis skoon te kry. Maar Martie lees my gedagtes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHa-ha-ha. Onthou jy die keer toe Marie wou kom kuier, toe whatsapp<\/i> jy haar \u2018my huis lyk soos \u2019n soepel vrou van die nag se handsak\u2019 en toe jy klaar send<\/i> gedruk het, sien jy jy het dit vir \u2019n landswye diakoniegroep gestuur. Dis amper so \u2019n epic fail <\/i>soos daai vrou van Schwei\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSjarrap, Martie!\u201d probeer ek weer. \u201cEk dink Moedersdag is net daar om ma\u2019s soos ek \u2019n m**rse kompleks te gee,\u201d karring sy aan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cM**rse is \u2019n kras woord, Martie,\u201d betig ek haar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cM**r beteken moeder, het jy dit nie geweet nie?\u201d vra sy. \u201cDis actually<\/i> m**rse ironies, n\u00e9. So asof die universe<\/i> gew\u00e9\u00e9t het dat moederskap een groot toets is waaraan alle vroue hulself gaan meet. En \u00e1lle vroue dink hulle faal. Maar hulle hou aan probeer, ter wille van hulle mans en kinders. Enkeles raak bewus van God se genade, en d\u00e1n word hulle lief en sag en moederlik.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJy\u2019s te sinies,\u201d antwoord ek. \u201cMy eie ma was \u2019n bitter goeie ma.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMmmm,\u201d mymer Martie, \u201cdie moederwond! \u00c1lmal het een, weet jy?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLuister, Martie,\u201d bedwing ek myself met moeite, \u201cdie enigste moederwond wat daar is, is \u2019n episiotomie, en d\u00edt groei toe!\u201d sis ek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDream on, sister<\/i>,\u201d koggel sy voort. \u201cAs jy \u2019n goor ma gehad het, het jy \u2019n wond d\u00e1\u00e1roor, oor jy iets gemis het. En as jy \u2019n goeie ma gehad het, het jy selfs \u2019n erger moederwond, oor jy jouself heeltyd herinner aan jou eie tekortkominge. \u2019n Moederwond vir jou, en \u2019n moederwond vir jou, moederwonde vir almal!\u201d skree Martie soos Oprah, en \u00e1l die honde in my kop begin te blaf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMartie,\u201d smeek ek floutjies. \u201cEk is moeg. Ek is onvoldoende. Ek probeer so hard, maar ek maak dit nie. Ek is \u2019n horrible<\/i> voorbeeld vir my kinders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cJa, jy is,\u201d steek sy haar vinger in my wond. \u201cEk weet presies hoe jy voel. Maar ek het dit al vir Hom ges\u00ea ook. Weet jy wat antwoord Hy? Eers het Hy ges\u00ea: \u2018Marta, kom s\u00edt by my.\u2019 En toe ek by sy voete sit, toe kerm ek weer: \u2018Hoekom kan ek nie soos ander ma\u2019s 24\/7 goedversorg sweef deur \u2019n netjiese huis met kinders in wie se elke behoefte ek behoorlik voorsien het nie? Ek k\u00e1n nie!\u2019\u201d het ek geskree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWeet jy wat doen Hy toe? Toe vryf Hy eers my kop op sy knie en toe lig Hy my kop met altwee Sy groot hande oor my ore en s\u00ea: \u2018Jy\u2019s reg, Martie, jy k\u00e1n nie. Onthou dit. Maar \u00c9k, my liewe Martatjie, \u00c9k kan. Moet dit ook nooit vergeet nie.\u2019 Toe wys Hy my Sy palms en s\u00ea: \u2018Mens hoef nie jou wonde weg te steek nie, Marta, want juis aan my wonde het my vriende my herken, en t\u00f3\u00e9 kon ek hulle bedien. Dis dieselfde met jou man en kinders. En m\u00f4re, Marta, m\u00f4re is \u2019n nuwe dag!\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk\u2019s sorry<\/i> ek het jou uit die slaap gehou,\u201d s\u00ea Martie, en sy staan op. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGee hier jou honde, ek sal hulle vat om \u2019n entjie te gaan stap, dan slaap jy bietjie.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toe hou sy my \u2019n oomblik vas, en toe\u2019s sy weg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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