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| ©Susan Jaye 2013 |
Happy Mother's Day!
In 1994, I was fed up with Mother's Day cards. Every card I saw, either said something snarky or sappy, and nothing came close to saying what I wanted to say. So, I wrote one myself; a sort of poem to my mom that served as that year's card. She loved it, and kept it in her bedside table.
She died in 2005. We had a wonderful and fun bond, and I will always consider her, my first great, love.
As I am a mom now, I continuously try to build a good relationship with my daughters.
So, in honor of moms everywhere, both present, past and future I share my Mother's Day card.
For me, it's as true now, as it ever was.
To Mom
There have been countless times when I told that I loved you,
Countless times that I've thanked you for being there and being my mom.
But in case there are times when I don't or won't say it, I want you know always
What I feel in my heart.
You raised me to laugh and to sing songs on a swing set.
You opened the door to the world of make believe;
a world of Mable and Charles and Pokey the Puppy.
You protected me from the Wicked Witch of the West and the Abominable Snowman;
yet encouraged me to see that I was strong enough to face them alone.
You showed me the warmth and the comfort of a thunderstorm as well as the sun.
You held me and helped me through times of tears,
Whether it was a broken toy or a broken dream.
Then helped me to find the courage to pick up the pieces and create something new.
As I grew and life became more interesting and complicated,
You were there to share, to listen, always with an open mind and an open heart.
Because of you, I never learned to lie- I never needed to.
I knew whatever I did, no matter how it was judged by others,
It would be accepted and loved by you, for it was part of my journey to discovering me.
Through this unconditional love I have been set free. Free to live without the need for secrets to create lies, and free to love others as they are, not who I wish for them to be.
And free to be all that I can be, in each moment of my life, perfectly me.
Thank you, all my love.
The other day I saw-> 10 Best Mother's Day Gifts From Shark Tank. Huh.
All I hope for, are some hugs, and for my daughters to refrain from calling each other names for the day. I know that even that, is a tall order.
This year, there's even a movie, Mother's Day. The reviews are less than favorable, but since the two that I read the other day were written by men, I disregarded their advice, and went and saw it. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Great cast, a few funny quirky laughs, and just a pleasant overall movie. No drama, no high speed chases or torture scenes; just a nice, light, pleasant movie. Something that this mom, really needs from time to time.
I conclude with some quotes about Motherhood from a few others:
"Mothers are all slightly insane." - J.D. Salinger
"If evolution really works, why do mothers only have two hands?" -Milton Berle
(My thought on this one- Early on in when I became a mom, I thought it would be helpful to be born an octopus, giving me eight hands; till the "mommy brain" cleared, and I realized that would mean that I would have octopi as offspring, thus, defeating the purpose. Please see: Ever Feel Like This?)
"Having kids-- the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, reponsible human beings--is the biggest job anyone can embark on." -Maria Shriver
"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his."
- Oscar Wilde
"A mother is neither cocky, nor proud, because she knows the school principle may call at any minute to report that her child has just driven a motorcycle through the gymnasium." -Mary Kay Blakely
"Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition in the ironies and the absurdities. Sometimes, though, it's just pure, unthinking delight." -Barbara Shapiro
"The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children." -Elaine Heffner
Happy Mother's Day.
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| ©Susan Jaye 2016 |
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| ©Susan Jaye 2016 |
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