In a discussion with the theme ‘Celebrating the role of the Mother’, and in which several different topics related to the family arose, Dr. Lydia Abela addressed the meeting.
The Prime Minister’s wife claimed that we must continue to bring about changes that meet today’s realities. She claimed that the role of the mother has a wider meaning. Dr. Abela explained how the mother means love, responsibility, respect and protection. She said that these are beautiful values that are also remembered on Mother’s Day.
“The mother who cares for her children needs to continue to be supported,” stressed Lydia Abela and points out that with the word mother we should not only understand the traditional sense but also the mother in her various forms.
During the discussion, several personalities spoke about different experiences, improvements they saw with support towards the mother and other initiatives they would like to see in society. The speakers with different life backgrounds varied from professionals in the health field, to educators, foster parents, parents who are involved in the disability field to female business owners and even Childcare Center owners.
Dr. Lydia Abela listened to the experiences recounted and while she emphasized how much mothers have to give in our society, she saluted all the mothers who left a positive mark on people. She claimed that a lively discussion is important to continue to spur important changes in society.
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