Your blog has touched my heart. Your writing clearly shows your love towards your mother. You are right that a mother's kiss heals all wounds and vanish all problems, I also realized this when I moved away from my parents to another country. Now every time I talk to her on the phone or when I visit her in my country, I feel a sense of relief. Your mother rightly said that you will understand when you become a mother.
I was the most difficult child for my parents among my brothers. And I realised it at a very early age when I became a parent.
Your mother, wherever she is, will be very happy today, as your upbringing can be well judged by this writing of yours. And nothing is more important to parents than the best upbringing of their children.
BTW Your daughter's pencil work is so wonderful.