I saw my late mother and all normal mothers in the world like the stem of the tree - the aerial part of the plant- , bearing leaves, flowers and fruits, which are all - symbolically- the kids- men and women of to-morrow. The main function of the stem is to be flexible and strong enough to withstand winds , hurricanes , and bad times .. in short - to be as a hurricane lamp to the kids , also to be a good conductor between them and their father , who represents the root of the tree . The root is usually found downwards into the soil anchoring the whole family tree , and struggling hardly to get and extract the healthy nutrients to bodies , brains , and emotions for the kids through their mother .. mixed all with hopes of healthy growth for the whole family tree .