After writing a moving message to her late mother, actress Pearl Thusi left her followers and fans in tears. On Sunday—Mother’s Day—the “Queen Sono” star celebrated her 35th birthday.
The two celebrations left Thusi feeling emotional as she thought about the woman who gave birth to her, her mother. She shared the following message along with a photo of her and her daughters Thando and Okuhlekonke: “You know I often have to also face my birthday being on Mother’s Day… My moms not in the physical anymore. I make a serious thing about celebrating my birthday lately because it would make her sad to think that I didn’t anymore… ” She claimed that her mother cherished celebrating her birthday and that it broke her heart when she couldn’t.
“So I’m toasting up to my mom for as long as I make it count that she did the damn thing with me. I know I’m doing a lot right now because giving up would mean she died for nothing. And we can’t have that type of sacrifice going unappreciated”. Before making a list of promises to her mother, she included a special birthday wish to herself.
“Happy birthday to me. Coz I’m living for you. And I’m sorry that the day I was born is the same day I have to face that there’ll never be another day where I can show you the love I still have for you. No matter how hard I could pray. So I’ll love my two girls for you. Support every woman I can for you. Love myself as hard as I can for you. Even when it means hurting myself. Because every woman I can save Means I did my best to save you. When I didn’t have the chance to. Because you never made it look like you needed saving. And if I don’t need to prove to you How I feel about every year since losing you. Prove to myself that I miss you. That I knew and loved you. That I was worth every sacrifice you made. Why am I so silently harsh to myself. Why do I create impossible standards for myself. Why am I so hard on myself? And why do I hide it so well? Oh s*. That’s exactly what you did to yourself. Love, Pearl.”
