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All My Children Discussion Group
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Hey, gang, haven't been around in awhile. Nice to see things are still hopping here.
My mom is still with us, driving me nuts on an occasional basis. :D She's in her 70s and starting to feel her age, much to her disappointment. I worry about her, with me 7 hours away and my sister 5 hours away, but she's got good friends within shouting distance (something I think that's going to die with her generation -- living in the same house her entire adult life, growing old with the same neighbors, etc.) and they all have my cell phone number!
As I witness the detached relationship my fiance's mom has with her children, I realize I'm so blessed. My mother took an active role in my upbringing, and she taught me so much, how to take care of myself, and how to take care of the people I love. She's bossy and overbearing at times, but I guess when you realize she's the youngest of 14 kids, being bossy and overbearing was the only way she was able to be heard! My fiance will ask me a dozen times a week "How do you know all this stuff?" -- from writing letters to making macaroni salad to buying a refrigerator -- and usually the answer is: "My mom taught me."
Thanks, Mom!
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My Darling Mother died almost 24 years ago, and I have missed her every single day. She wanted to live long enough to see my daughters child born, and she did.....Her first great grandson was born on the 8th of Sept. and she passed away on the 19th of Sept. She was a rock, and I loved her with my whole heart. She was always there for me, no matter what, and in the end, I was there for her....I gave this poem to my mother in a frame..the last mothers day of her life.
MOTHER...
To one who bears the sweetest name
and adds a luster to the same,
Who shares my joy...
cheers me up when I'm sad,
The greatest friend I've ever had.
Long life to Her,
for there's no other....
Who takes the place of my dear Mother.
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My parents have been great regarding financial support. I have no complaints because I've been taken care of financially and emotionally.
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Lovely topic Angela. I'm sure this mother's day will be difficult for you and hope these remembrances bring you joy.
I'm lucky to have my mom with me. Martin lost his when he was 18 on Christmas Eve. I always regret not having her in my life. He shares such fond memories of her.
My mom is a great woman. Truly, I love her. We don't always see eye to eye, but we have a lot in common. I know that I can depend on her whenever I need. She's made sacrifices in her life, being a mom for 4 by the time she was 25. She has always said that being a mother is one of the biggest joys of her life. She is also a wonderful wife. She and dad have been together for over 52 years. Their marriage is still solid and loving. She inspires me. I can go on and on about her but the most important thing that I can say is without her love I would not be the person I am today.
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I don't remember my own mother, personally, as she died a week after giving birth to her third child in exactly three years. She was 22. I was raised by her elder sister, whom I have always considered to be my mom. She, along with my dad and other family members, kept my own mother's memory alive in my life by telling me wonderful stories about her.
My mother was born and raised in Scotland, the third child of six. She did very well in school, and had very good vocabulary. She possessed regal posture and had a lovely singing voice. After attaining her O levels in school (graduation to us) she worked for a short time in a hotel and saved all of her money to emigrate to Canada at age 18. She joined her elder sister (my mom) who had emigrated 3 years earlier, and worked in her restaurant, where she met my dad. They were married within the year. The babies came in quick succession. I was baby number two, and was 16 months old when my mother died. I have a few treasured pictures of my mother, and bore a striking resemblance to her when I was younger. I was deeply gratified to learn as I grew older that I had many of her movements and mannerisms. As I was growing up I often wondered what life would have been like had she lived, but I was assailed with enormous grief the day my first child was born. I truly felt the broken circle that day, and had to work through a grief I didn't know I possessed.
I was actually born on Mother's Day and my birthday has fallen on that day a half dozen times since. This year my son turns 21 on Mother's Day.
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I'm actually spending the day with mom today. Picking her up shortly to go pick out some hanging flower baskets so she can hang them in her gazebo. Then we are going to Borders for a coffee and snack and look at some magazines...
In March her cancer returned and she's been going thru chemo again. Last week after her 3rd round they ran some tests and will see if there's been progress. She feels pretty good, but gets tired quicker than normal. Her spirits are amazing and she's never ever complained once. I've been unemployed since February and find myself crying to her and then feeling terribly guilty about it considering her own situation. I am so grateful that she's close by and try and spend some quality time with her considering our situations. We can sit and watch HGTV passing an afternoon or running her to drs. appts. or errands. Mom is an only child and I'm glad that all of us siblings are nearby. We will all spend the day w/ her on Sunday.
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