Voices of women this Mother's Day

AS MOTHER'S Day approaches, women across the country are reflecting on the love, resilience, and quiet power that defined motherhood.

- TRACY-LYNN RUITERS

Whether it’s a first celebration, or a day to honour those who shaped them, their stories remind us that being a mother is about so much more than biology — it’s a bond, a duty, a deep act of care.

Songstress Salome Damons-Johansen is dedicating her upcoming show, This Is Me, at GrandWest on the eve of Mother's Day, to “all women and mommies” — a tribute to the many forms that motherhood takes.

Salome said she and Rosie have been raising her son since he was nine months old. “He’s my sister's boy, but he is my son,” she said. “My sister made me an aunt and a mother.”

She said she owes who she is to her own mother. “My mother came from an abusive home, but she made sure to raise five strong women who understood how important it is to stand by one another.”

She added that her close bond with her sisters is thanks to their upbringing.

“I remember calling my eldest sister, Sophie, with my son in my arms, asking what to do in certain situations. My best friend Berenice always offered guidance without fail, and then there is Rosie — she’s been amazing from the very beginning. She always makes me feel so special as a mother. I think she sometimes forgets she's also a mom.”