On the day after the BIRTH of my MOTHER...

MY Grandpa and Grandma.
My Mommies Parents.

For my Grandmother and Grandfather,

Thank you for giving birth to the best woman I know, MY MOM. She is a shining, supportive and loving light in my life and I would be nothing without her.

Seriously.

I could not have been born without my MOM. So, THANK YOU.

GRANDPA, thank you for the woman who gave me your BEAUTIFUL, HARDWORKING HEART and LOVING SMILE.

And... GRANDMA, thank you for the woman who gave me your STRONG HEART and CARING, CREATIVE SOUL.

GRANDPA.

Aloha e, GRANDPA. I was just thinking that shortly after I was born you must have looked down and me and smiled. It was a SMILE so HUGE and GOOFY that it has encompassed my life with such love and happiness that is and will forever be impossible to forget. I get many compliments on the SMILE that you gave me GRANDPA. Anytime I SMILE... and I mean REALLY SMILE... I smile with my HEART. I learned that from you.

GrandFADDAH

GrandDATAH

Thank you for your beautiful heart, MY GRANDPA. Thank you for teaching me to heal. Thank you for teaching me how to LOMILOMI, the art of Massage. Thank you for teaching me to listen to my body and to the bodies of others. Thank you for teaching me to use my hands to heal.

You have ALWAYS WORKED HARD, Grandpa. You do not seek praise. Thank you for instilling that in me. You work without complaint. You face hardship and come out at the end... SMILING. This comes from that beautiful heart of yours, GRANDPA. Thank you for your heart, MY GRANDFADDAH!!!

GRANDMA!!!

My Grandma.

You know you had to work HARDER! Sorry Grandpa. GRANDMA actually had to GIVE BIRTH to your Daughters and I'm sure, being the FIRST, my MOM was the HARDEST! Thank you GRANDMA for giving birth to my MOM!!

My Mom.
Grandma made all the hula skirts...

Thank you for your Creativity. Thank you for teaching me how to cook. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOKBOOK!!! Thank you for teaching me how to use my hands to create. I learned lei-making and crocheting from you GRANDMA. I learned how to use my hands to CREATE beautiful things and FEED beautiful people. Thank you for your MANA'O, your KNOWLEDGE and the ability to CARE FOR OTHERS.

GRANDMOTHER.

GRANDDAUGHTER.

Grandma, YOU ARE STRONG. Thank you for your strength. Some might call it stubbornness. And I THANK YOU FOR THAT TOO!!! I NEED TO BE STRONGER!!! You ask me to be a better STRONGER WOMAN everyday. I am HONORED to follow in the footsteps of such a STRONG WOMAN. I will continue to grow with STRENGTH because of you, GRANDMA.

So... MOM... Thanks for having such GREAT PARENTS that created such a wonderful woman in YOU. A WONDERFULLY STRONG, CREATIVE, HEALING, HARD-WORKING, KNOWLEDGEABLE and BEAUTIFUL SOUL.

I love you Grandpa and Grandma. I love you Mom.

Happy Birthday, Mommie.

Love your Daughtie,

Pili

I LOVE MY MOM!!!

It's been two weeks since I've posted. I am sorry it took me so long to get back here but my head needed a vacation. So... WELCOME BACK EVERYONE!!! Aloha to my Friends and Family!!!

Welcome back to HAPPYNATHANIEL!

My Dad, Me and MY MOM.

To all my lovely LADY FRIENDS, to my beautiful AUNTIES, to my AWESOME GRANDMOTHER and TUTU,  to my AMAZING MOM...

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

My Mom and Her Sisters!

Today I will talk about MOTHERS and a MOTHER'S LOVE.

BUT FIRST, A DISCLAIMER... I am not a doctor. I am not a nurse. I am not a psychologist. I am not a counselor. I am not affiliated with any sort of health industry. I am not a MOTHER. I have never gone through the pain and ultimate pleasure of childbirth. I hope, one day, to have the privilege of bringing a new and AWESOME LIFE into this BRIGHT WORLD. Until then I will just have to write what I know. You are reading this blog with the full knowledge that Pilialoha K. Nathaniel is not authorized by any school, institution or government to give health and medical advise. If you follow any advise in this blog it is at your own discretion and at your own risk. Okay? Nod if you agree. If you read anything past this paragraph that means you have nodded and you agree.

My Mom.

AWESOME LIFE.

I have led an AWESOME LIFE and I owe that life to my MOM. She gave me LIFE. She sacrificed much to bring me into this world. REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, boys and girls. We should all just be uber-thankful for the simple act of CHILDBIRTH and the NINE MONTHS of EVERYTHING that our MOTHERS had to go through!!! I DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP you HAVE WITH your MOM!! You should call her and thank HER for putting up with the morning sickness, hormonal changes, weight gain... OH and let us not forget the act of pushing your huge ass out of the smallest hole EVER! WOW!

Maybe instead of saying "Happy Mother's Day" we all should all just APOLOGIZE. "MOM. I am SORRY for being such a Pain in your... um... vagina."

Joking. Joking. Not really.

Mom... Thank you for loving me.

Anyway... Back to ME owing MY MOM all the LOVE IN THE WORLD for giving me MY LIFE. She was and still is my protector. I still lay my head in her lap when I'm sad. I lay my head on her lap and she strokes my hair until I've either cried myself out or until I am asleep. My Mom makes the world a happier place. My mom comforts me and soothes my mind whenever I am troubled. If I have a problem I KNOW I can turn to her.

Mom... Thank you for giving me your "Don't fuck with me" face.

My Mom is not someone you want to make angry. She has this righteous, fiery "Pele" (The Hawaiian Fire Goddess) anger that sweeps over her. It is an awesome thing to behold... as long as the fire is not pointed in your direction.

Mom... Thank you for naming me.

"Pilialoha" literally means "Close Love." Thank you for filling my life with love. And, MOM, even if I am miles away know that my LOVE is ALWAYS CLOSE.

I love you MY MOMMIE.

Love,

Your Daughtie

The fruits of my MOTHER'S LABOR...

My Godmother... "KISSY FACE!!!"

MY GRANDMA!!!

 I would also like to send a special, loving Happy Mother's Day to all the beautiful souls that we have lost this year. I love you Aunty Bernie.

Our Vovo. Our Great-Grandmother and the first four grandchildren.