Six hands, dumbbells and a big heart - this was painted by mother Svetlana Abakshonok of her five children

How to tell about the closest and dearest person without banal phrases? We decided to entrust this case to pencils. On the eve of the Day, mothers visited large children Svetlana and Oleg Abakshonok from the village of Cheremushki Mogilev district and asked their sons and daughters to participate in a creative experiment. As a result, not just portraits appeared on paper, but real stories about mother-friend, mother-athlete, mother-superhero.

The power of kindness - We used to live in the city and my mother took us every day to the pine forest - to breathe fresh air, to strengthen health. Later, on the outskirts of this forest, the parents built a house, recalls 19-year-old Ulyana and extends her drawing, with her mother with a kitten in her arms. When a kitten was planted on the site, Dad initially resisted: “He won’t be here!” "No" is her name, she's been with us for five years. Thanks to my mother, who warms everyone around.

Ulyana friends jokingly called many children: the girl from a young age helped raise younger brothers and sister. From her mother she has a love not only for children, but also for music. Today, Svetlana is the director of an advertising company, and by education she is a choirmaster, taught at school, led the choir of veterans. Ulyana’s daughter graduated from music school, was a scholarship holder of the President’s special fund. She won not only in creative competitions, but also in the Olympiads in mathematics: the girl inherited her love for the exact sciences from her father. Today he studies at the Faculty of Management and Innovations of the Belarusian-Russian University.

- I have a congenital problem with vision, I had several operations, the young beauty shares her secret. But thanks to my mother, I perceive this not as an ailment, but as my highlight. Became the head of the group, actively participate in the life of the university. Figure two: Become an example for a son – purposeful, strong, athletic – proudly describes the mother 16-year-old Gregory, who painted her with dumbbells. When my parents built the house, my mother helped my father in everything - from the design stage to the zoning of the site. I wanted everyone to be comfortable. But her main victory is over herself. In five pregnancies, my mother gained 45 kilograms. To return to her former form, she enrolled in the gym. Today she's slim, fit.

“Mother is a great motivator: she develops and develops us,” says a guy who studies in the eleventh grade of Kadin High School and dreams of entering the BRU. In the drawing of 10-year-old Seraphim, his mother teaches him to take the first steps.

- I always feel parental support, the author says. The Pope is engaged in the construction and repair of roads, cargo transportation, but always finds time for us. Teach me how to ride a scooter, a drift trip. Mom's on a bicycle. When she first fell and broke her knees, she treated the wounds and explained that the main thing was to get up and move on.

- With brothers in the fall on the plot rake fallen foliage, in the summer we mow grass. I must, when I grow up, become a support for my wife, says a boy who is fond of football and programming. I will have a large family, at least three children. Eight-year-old Stephanie approached the experiment with imagination, depicting a mother with six hands, in which a pan, books, headphones ...

Mom manages to cook, keep the house clean, do lessons with us, take us to training and at the same time remain well-groomed and stylish, Stefania admires and adds: I don’t know how she manages this.

“My mother is my main fan and chooses dresses for performances,” says the girl. But most importantly, it is very warm. No matter how tired she is during the day, she will always come in the evening to hug, kiss, say good night. FIVE: Nine-year-old Vsevolod did not limit himself to the portrait of his mother, there are many people on his leaf.

- On holidays, aunts, uncles, godparents with children come to us - about 30 people, the boy explains. - Mom's setting the big table. One of my favorite holidays is Easter: together we paint eggs, bake cakes, go to the temple. Mom, by the way, sings the choir.

- She needs to rest more often, so we help. When I grow up, I’ll work hard to take my mom on the road. When the children’s drawings were ready, the head of the family Oleg joined the family art challenge, who depicted how he gives his wife an engagement ring:

I saw Sveta and realized that she would become a wonderful wife, the mother of our future children. The proposal was made on the second day after meeting, on the third we filed an application with the registry office.

Looking at the children's drawings, Svetlana, awarded the Order of the Mother in 2020, smiles happily:

- My dream is that they grow up to be good people, create their own families, give us grandchildren. So that children’s voices and laughter do not stop in our house. That's what a mother's happiness is.

kislyak@sb.by