A mother is gonna mother regardless.

A MOTHER IS GONNA MOTHER REGARDLESSThe Raising Kanan finale left me thinking about something much bigger than Raq and Kanan.What happens when your child grows into an adult you can no longer protect, guide, or control?Raq spent years trying to shape the man Kanan would become. Eventually, she had to face the reality every parent eventually faces: your child becomes their own person.That doesn't mean the love disappears.It doesn't mean the disappointment disappears either.Sometimes your mother can disagree with the man you've become and still see the little boy she raised. Sometimes you can become completely independent and still hear your mother's voice in the back of your head. And sometimes the hardest part of growing up is realizing that your parents were figuring life out too.Using the Raising Kanan finale and Raq as the entry point, this episode gets into motherhood, growing up, letting go, family, unconditional love, and what happens when a parent has to accept that they can't live their child's life for them.Because eventually, the child becomes an adult.But to a mother?That's still her baby.A mother is gonna mother regardless.Listen to the full episode of Respect Me Once The Dust Settles.