Most folks on Mother's Day talk about how wonderful and perfect their mothers were -- but I'll spare you that.
My mom is a terrific mom, but that's not why I'm writing this. A clean house, great figure, and fresh baked bread don't matter much to a little kid. This little kid, yours truly, appreciated the band-aids on scraped knees, her time teaching me to make chocolate chip cookies and snuggling on her lap when it was cold. I miss that comfortable and secure feeling knowing that mom was there, and everything would be okay.
Not only that -- my mom never gave up, even when things went wrong or crazy (even in the rare case when the wrong or crazy was her fault). Having that example is priceless for a kid surrounded by people giving up when things got hard. At every crossroads in her life she had a choice, whether to do the easy things, or the right things -- but she knew what was right and she did it.
You do what your parents did unless you consciously decide to do differently. I'm so grateful for a good set of "defaults".
I love you, Mom.
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Bryan,
Thanks for the kind words... but couldn't you have pretended that I could make bread, keep a clean house, and look like a model...j.k. You and I would both know the truch
You are a son that I can be proud of and if I can take any of the credit, I'm glad to do so.
Love,
Mom
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