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Mom & Me & Mom
by Maya Angelou
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
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"You see, baby, you have to protect yourself. If you don’t protect yourself, you look like a fool asking somebody else to protect you.” I thought about that for a second. She was right. A woman needs to support herself before she asks anyone else to support her." - Maya Angelou
Not everyone has uncomplicated relationships with their mothers. Maya Angelou, for instance grew up without one for most of her younger years. Thanks to a kind grandmother, Maya and her brother Bailey are brought up fairly well. Back in the day when racism was at its peak and when black people were flogged for something as simple as meeting a white man's eye, the kids were sent to San Francisco to live with their mother. Vivian Baxter was a fashionable woman, knowing what she wants and how to get it. But the humiliation of being abandoned sits fresh in Maya's mind and builds an invisible wall to see if her mother will knock it down. From not knowing anything about Vivian to being influenced and protected by her, Maya notices several flawed yet wondrous traits of her mother.
Mom & Me & Mom was the last published book by Maya Angelou before she passed away in 2014 and I can't help but notice the subtle beauty about it. This autobiography is more about trusting her mother and the transition between being strangers to thick friends. Vivian was a headstrong woman who knew her worth and she passed on most of these precious qualities to Maya. Maya encouraged to work in a predominantly white country, to be independent and to follow her dreams in spite of every factor being against her. Vivian was not perfect but she was honest and even her apologies were straight to the point and practical. This autobiography gives a glimpse of the beautiful relationship that blossomed between the two across many decades. Maya's life too was a series of highs and lows, but with Vivian supporting her, she never gave up. Mom & Me & Mom is a heartwarming and inspiring tale of not one but two women.
'I will look after you and I will look after anybody you say needs to be looked after, any way you say. I am here. I brought my whole self to you. I am your mother."
5/5.
"You see, baby, you have to protect yourself. If you don’t protect yourself, you look like a fool asking somebody else to protect you.” I thought about that for a second. She was right. A woman needs to support herself before she asks anyone else to support her." - Maya Angelou
Not everyone has uncomplicated relationships with their mothers. Maya Angelou, for instance grew up without one for most of her younger years. Thanks to a kind grandmother, Maya and her brother Bailey are brought up fairly well. Back in the day when racism was at its peak and when black people were flogged for something as simple as meeting a white man's eye, the kids were sent to San Francisco to live with their mother. Vivian Baxter was a fashionable woman, knowing what she wants and how to get it. But the humiliation of being abandoned sits fresh in Maya's mind and builds an invisible wall to see if her mother will knock it down. From not knowing anything about Vivian to being influenced and protected by her, Maya notices several flawed yet wondrous traits of her mother.
Mom & Me & Mom was the last published book by Maya Angelou before she passed away in 2014 and I can't help but notice the subtle beauty about it. This autobiography is more about trusting her mother and the transition between being strangers to thick friends. Vivian was a headstrong woman who knew her worth and she passed on most of these precious qualities to Maya. Maya encouraged to work in a predominantly white country, to be independent and to follow her dreams in spite of every factor being against her. Vivian was not perfect but she was honest and even her apologies were straight to the point and practical. This autobiography gives a glimpse of the beautiful relationship that blossomed between the two across many decades. Maya's life too was a series of highs and lows, but with Vivian supporting her, she never gave up. Mom & Me & Mom is a heartwarming and inspiring tale of not one but two women.
'I will look after you and I will look after anybody you say needs to be looked after, any way you say. I am here. I brought my whole self to you. I am your mother."
5/5.