Parent's day celebration: honoring moms and dads on screen (Part 1)

I'm a lousy daughter. I never really get good grades, lousy at sports, rarely do the kitchen work and plus haven't settle off with any guys so that they can take their hands off me. Needless to say, I love my mom to death and even if I rarely said it, I do. And in conjunctions of parents day, I decided to celebrate in the way that I love...combining researching, racking my memory and reflect on all those movies I've seen...And the result: my favorite top 5 mom's and dad's characters on screen...Well to top them all is of course my mom and dad, but screw you, you don't know my mom and dad so I'm putting in moms and dads. that we've seen in the cinema. Ladies first, so let's start with the moms first.


5. Sarah Connor

We've seen her in: Terminator's franchise, she does not appeared in the 3rd and 4th installment, nevertheless, she's still important as the voice of consciousness to her son, John Connor.

Reason: We've seen her as the fragile, damsel-in-distress woman in the first movie. After having John, she transformed herself to one muscle woman and does everything to protect John Connor. Even having to rely on the face that bring her nightmares, her devotion to keep John saved under any circumstances is truly amazing. She blew up things to keep his son alive, what you called that beside maternal love?

What we can learn from her: A mother's love is beyond boundaries. Sarah Connor paid tribute to all the single mothers who would give anything to their children. And plus, she's an inspiration that we all can return back to our fabulous figure after having a child.

4. Lynette Scavo

We've seen her in: The TV show Desperate Housewives. The 'smart and slick one', wife of Tom Scavo, mother of four children, one Tom's illegitimate child and on her way to have another set of twins.

Reason: From a high-career power woman, she's willing to hug her briefcase and took an apron instead. And having a highly unstable, slight immature husband with 3 delinquent boys, she makes it through the day, one problem after another. Of course she got the perks of being bossy and slightly domineering but having to confront her highly dysfunctional family, can you blame her for that? And plus, she's a cancer survivor, talks about superwoman...

What we can learn from her: Lynette Scavo is a symbol for a woman who just won't give in to situation. She's the rock of her family and a prove that a woman is capable to face any obstacles in life, no matter how bad it can be. And she's also a symbol of woman who isn't shame to talk about her problem for example: she stressed that woman should talk about the household stress to each other rather than keeping it lock, it reminds us that there are women like us and there's nothing wrong with sometimes losing control in house because woman are humans too...



3. Bellemere

We've seen her in: The top-selling manga and anime series One Piece. Mother of Nami and Nojiko, she protects her daughters' lives by choosing their lives over hers. Despite her sacrifices, her youngest daughter, Nami is still being held captive by Arlong pirate until she is saved by the Strawhats Pirates.

Reason: There's no greater sacrifices than your lives to your children. And Bellmere did it without questioning herself and without twitching an inch to revise the decision. Plus point, Bellmere, Nami and Nojiko are not even blood related. Sometimes, blood isn't the factor to bring the maternal instinct in you.

What we can learn from her: She's the tribute to all the singles mother as well, the one that always hold their daughters' hand and tell them and everything is always turns out well. Plus, she's also a symbol of a woman who never let anyone decides for her, she steers her life through her course and it reflected in both Nami and Nojiko. Nami is doing well in her course to draw the world map (although now she seems to stuck at Witheria island) and Nojiko continues the mikan business and acting as the daughter of Ganzo. One of her most memorable advice: Don't ever be sorry to be alive, because as long as your alive there will be better things later. Makes me believe that there's always light at the end of the tunnel.

2.Molly Weasley

We've seen her in: The Harry Potter series, mother of Harry's best friend Ron. Later become his mother-in-law when he married Molly's only daughter Ginny Weasley. Other than Ron and Ginny, she also has 5 boys and live in The Burrow, an old house with husband Arthur Weasley, an underpaid work man.

Reason: When you heard about a mother who successfully raised 7 children with limited income, you gotta hand it to her, she's a tough mama. Of course, she kinda cheated in her own ways by using magic here and there but then, it's a fiction what do you expect? But magic or not, all her seven children turn out to be unexpectedly well despite the financial problem. Sociology 101: children lives in better area and constantly suffices fixed income will likely to be more successful. Molly doesn't have both of the factor but through her care, she managed to defy the odds. In her record she produces, two Head Boys, five star Quidditch players and 7 heroic member of The Order of the Phoenix member. Plus, she does a good job in the order by finishing off Bellatrix Lestranges as an act of protecting every mothers who fear for the loss the their children to evil.

What we can learn from her: Molly is an example of an ordinary mother, whom always being forgotten to exist in the society sometimes even in her own family but in reality she's the mother of all mothers. The unsung hero, in other words. It reminds us to look back to our own mother, whom are after all, ordinary people, ordinary citizen but actually worth a lot more than everything in the world.

1. Helen Parr a.k.a Elastigirl

We've seen her in: The Incredible, the wife of Robert Parr, Mr Incredibles and the mother of Violet, Dash and Jack Jack. She has a highly elastic body that kinda remind me of Luffy in One Piece.

Reason: Helen is the coolest mom that you can imagine!!! She can be a parachute, a boat, truly handy in life saving situation. And she's the rock that holds the family together. She remains true to her family at times when superheroes are asked to be fit in unlike her husband. She prioritizes her children over her family matter when she chooses to hung the argument with her husband after she knows that her children are worried. She remained steady and calm even her lives and her children lives are in danger and plus she's the mom who really can kick ass when you asked for it.

What we can learn from her: She's the ultimate mother, the one that never gives up to make her family better. She's caring, devoted and plus she gives great advices. We all need a lot of her to be good mom. Personally, she is the character that I loved most in the movie and one of the best example that Disney could ever produced...

Coming up: Part 2 focusing on the dads...