It's Mother's Day and since my own life giver is out on the open roads heading towards TN and farther away than I can go on the day before I go back to work, I thought I would yammer on about her here.
My Mom is awesome and here's why:
1.) She encouraged me to read horror stories. When I was 10 years old she noticed me poking through some of her Stephen King novels for something to do while my sister perfected her New Kids on the Block dance routine and asked me if I knew they were mostly scary stories. My cheeky reply was "Couldn't be any scarier than what Sis is doing." I left with "Christine" tucked under my arm.
This also extended into my writing interests. When writing a short story for the young authors program at school (does anyone else remember that?) she didn't even blink when I proposed my story "Prom Night of Doom:Rise of the Zombies". She proof read it, commended me and nodded knowingly when I won first place for my classroom.
2.) She never expected me to be perfect, but did expect me to live up to my potential. She never placed any pressure for me to be a doctor, a lawyer, or an Indian chief (thank God, cause I am way too pale!) She let me explore my interests, offered advice when she saw me struggle and let me find the path that best suited the life I hoped for.
3.) She sings, dances and laughs daily. So, if your standing near me and I suddenly break out into song, you can thank her for your headache.
4.) She taught me that love knows no color, creed or limits in a town FILLED with small minded individuals.
5.) She taught me that a woman is her husbands partner but that doesn't mean she's a deaf mute. She also taught me how to call bullshit on anything I found suspect.
6.) She is 62 years old and still dresses up for Halloween (see above photo). She also has an elf costume that she breaks out for Christmas Day. Is that cute or what?
I love my Mom for so many other reasons. It's every little sacrifice she made while I was growing. It was for every extra thing she did for me that made me want to excel. I had one helluva a childhood and I have her to thank for every good memory, every lesson learned, my zeal for life, my love for people, all of the good in me is a reflection of the fantastic in her.
My mother and sister. Cute!
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