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People on the National Mall celebrate their mom by sharing her best advice

Jimmy Alexander | jimmy.alexander@wtop.com

May 9, 2024, 1:23 PM

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It was 110 years ago Thursday that President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation asking people to give a public expression of reverence to mothers through the celebration of Mother鈥檚 Day.

Since that day, mothers would be celebrated here in the United States on the second Sunday of May each year.

For many of us, few people in our lives give as much direction and guidance than our mothers. A lot of us spend the rest of our lives sharing the wisdom that our moms passed down to us.

海角社区app headed to D.C.’s National Mall to ask the question, 鈥淲hat鈥檚 the best advice your mother gave you?”

鈥淗er mom told her to keep going. ASL is different from English. Keep going and keep your head up high,” Lakeevia McLaughlin said, who translated the answers from sign language for her friend, Tarjana Lewis.

McLaughlin said her mother always told her to never give up. She listened to her mom鈥檚 advice and it paid off. This fall, the native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, will be attending Gallaudet University.

Ivin Drew is a teacher visiting D.C. on a field trip. She told 海角社区app her mom鈥檚 best advice was to lead by example.

鈥淪he raised all of her nine children, most of them by herself. She did some amazing things. I watched her go to school at night. I watched her go to work every day. Her strength was endless,” Drew said.

A special moment for Drew happened after she gave her answer, when her son told 海角社区app that her best advice was to learn from your mistakes.

鈥淗e鈥檚 listening to me! That鈥檚 amazing. That warmed my heart to know that he is listening,” Drew said.

Antonio De Leo is from Italy and is attending school here in D.C. He pointed out that his mom鈥檚 life hack was, 鈥淵ou miss every shot you don鈥檛 take.鈥�

Lynne Jennings lives halfway between Sydney and Brisbane. The Australian took time from sightseeing to tell 海角社区app that her mom advised her to be a good wife, a good mother and a nice person.

Marty Duttry and his wife are spending a couple days here in the nation’s capital. He said his mother lived to be 93 and pushed the importance of honesty to him and his siblings.

鈥淪he always told me to study hard and to be a good girl,鈥� said visitor Pat Rebello from California.

When 海角社区app asked the nearly 80-year-old Californian if she listened to her mom and was always a good girl, she laughed and said, 鈥淚鈥檝e done my best.鈥�

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Jimmy Alexander

Jimmy Alexander has been a part of the D.C. media scene as a reporter for DC 海角社区app Now and a long-standing voice on the Jack Diamond Morning Show. Now, Alexander brings those years spent interviewing newsmakers like President Bill Clinton, Paul McCartney and Sean Connery, to the 海角社区app 海角社区approom.

jimmy.alexander@wtop.com

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