Tuesday 18/March/2025 – 04:27 PM
Mrs. Sharbat Fahmy Ammar Mahmoud, daughter of the village of Mosha, affiliated to the Assiut Center, ranked third in the republic in the ideal mother competition for the year 2025, for the story of her long struggle, which represents a supervising model for patience, diligence and sacrifice.
The beginning .. early responsibility
The journey of the struggle of Mrs. Sherbat began at the age of 21, when she lost her mother and became responsible for caring for four male brothers, the oldest of whom was 17 years old and the youngest of 6 years old, and despite the difficulty of the mission, she managed her life wisely until she married in 1975 her cousin, who was working as a driver and helped her to complete her responsibilities.
The loss of the husband and the major challenges
Life continued stable until the husband suffered a serious illness, which led to his death after 8 years of marriage, leaving two children behind him, while Mrs. Sherbat was pregnant in the sixth month of her third child, and found herself in the face of life alone, so she decided to work in a small project to raise livestock and birds and sell her products, so that she could provide a decent life for her children.
The journey of success and education
Despite the difficulties, she implanted in her children the moral values, diligence and love of work, so the fruit of her effort was joining her eldest son at the Faculty of Medicine, while her middle daughter obtained a diploma in a home management, then she continued her studies and obtained a Bachelor of Social service, while her younger son obtained a Bachelor of Science and Education and became a teacher, she was not satisfied with that, but she encouraged her eldest son to obtain Fellowship, then doctorate, to fulfill her dreams to see her children successful and outstanding.
Continuing giving
Its role was not limited to raising her children only, but also continued to take care of her younger brother’s children after his death, and she was keen to support them until they got married and resigned in their lives.
Honoring and dreaming of verification
Mrs. Sherbat did not know about her presentation in the competition, as she was nominated by a close friend, while her children were the ones who informed her of the news of her victory.
And about her feelings after the victory, Mrs. Sherbat says to Cairo 24: I felt that all the tired years I have been able to have been my only wish to see them successful in their lives, and thank God, I fulfill my dream.
She adds that she saw in a dream the President of the Republic visiting her home, and when she won the ideal mother award, she felt that the dream had been achieved in another way.
A message to mothers
At the end of her speech, Mrs. Sherbat sent a message to all mothers, saying: Patience is the key to success, whatever the circumstances are difficult.
