I'm so excited! I leave (extremely) early in the morning to fly down to Texas to go see *MY* mommy for Mother's Day!! It's been a very long time since I've been with my own mom for Mother's Day. Mom, do you want me to make you some half-cooked pancakes on Sunday? Seems like the last Mother's Day we were together, that's what I was doing for you. Yum.
My Mom is wonderful. That is such a simple statement to make, but it is full of so many details. I still call her maybe twice a week and she sounds happy to hear from me every single time. She found the perfect balance between giving me independence and being there for me when I was growing up (and while I am grown). She has been supportive of everything I do, whether she agrees with me or not.
She is one of the most positive and strong people I've ever known. Her approach to life is to love it, wherever she is, and to not bother with any regrets from the past. She loves to enjoy herself and doesn't worry about fitting herself into any mold. She just revels in life - both the simple and the complicated - and assures that she gets back from it all that is there.
Basically, I've got the perfect model for my own life and my own mothering- I hope I do even half as good a job. I love you, Mom!!
If I were asked to define myself, my mom would be the core of my definition.
And as for going full circle and being a mother, it's something so all-consuming that it is easy to lose myself in the role of "mother. But the reality is, that is who I am. And I want it no other way. I adore my children unlike anything I have ever known.
Here are a few quotes I found that I like:
A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car forever after. ~Peter De Vries
If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands? ~Milton Berle
A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world.
It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down
remorselessly all that stands in its path
--Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976)
"The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world."
-- William Ross Wallace
7 comments:
Those quotes--so true! It is amazing what having a good mom does for you! She sounds wonderful--I'm so glad you get to be with her. Enjoy your time and Happy mom's day sweetie!
LT
Hey Jen! I love your mom too :) I've been blessed in this life that she calls me her "other daughter." Love you, Mom R!
I don't ever remember seeing your Mom whenever we were in school, but if you're anything at all like her and I would bet that you are, she must be someone very special. Gotta hand it to Mom's.
trouble.
What a great way to commemorate Mother's Day! Have a good trip and give your Mom a hug for me. Half-cooked pancakes and a dandelion in a vase sounds like a bang-up way to observe the day!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I ate all those precious pancakes! Mom
“A mother's children are portraits of herself.”
This is why your mom has the most wonderful 5 grandchildren in the world!
What a lovely hopeful bunch of thoughts. I'm about to embark on this thing called motherhood myself and I hope to be a good mom, although I'm still figuring out what that means. I am not like my mother (more like my father), and we battled through a lot of conflict growing up. I think we are at a better place and I console myself with that thought -- we'll get through it because we have that bond.
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