When my father died when I was 9, my mother uttered that mighty spell.
My Dad died some 6years ago. And I knew how it was cause my hero died but my super hero remained.
By the way, if a mother has cast this spell on you and it has not worked... wait for it. Some super powers take a little time to charge.
This makes a lot of sense to me and so I totally agree with you on this, in my culture they believe the future of a child is in the mother’s tongue.
Happy mother’s day my friend .
I am sorry for your loss but I am happy you had a strong person to help you through it.