I especially loved this card, from Leo.
"Thank you for reading." Ah, my boy.
I'm so grateful he didn't say something like "Thank you for letting me watch "Toy Story." That would have been a leetle embarrassing.
But this one? This one really got me. I mean, seriously? Who is this hunk? Clearly we're biased but, what a handsome dude! And where is my little first grader? He looks at least, what? Twelve, here. My first thought when I saw this photo was Tiger Beat Centerfold. (Does Tiger Beat even exist? This is when I show my age.) Oh look! It does! Relief.
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I know that Mother's Day is fraught for many people. For so many years, it was for me. There were years and years that I pined and spent the holiday sad and nostalgic and just aching for my mom, so sad she couldn't be here. And so it's strange that now, I have none of that. Sure, this year was spent with me a bit cranky and hugely pregnant, but there wasn't a stitch of sadness in me for the fact that my mom wasn't here for me to celebrate. I didn't think I'd ever be able to say that. I admit, I feel a little guilty almost, for not being sad. But I do know that Mother's Day will always be a day that I think about all the others out there who are having a hard time. For those whose moms are no longer here, for those who can't celebrate with their moms, for whatever the reason, for those who ache to be moms. It's just a complicated day, just as complicated as most mother-child relationships are, I suppose.
Mom and me, circa 1976.
1 comment:
I'm sorry about your mom, and I'm happy you're at peace with her passing. I hesitate to comment because my mom is still up & kicking but I think any relationship has that potential - to be both fraught and [everything good]. I actually had too MANY maternal figures--various step-moms/girlfriends and I get more twitchy around father's day. [Probably because of the excessive girlfriends/wives.] Wierd.
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