May 142017
Thanks and kudos to mothers.
Bless all who are one.
Bless all who have one.
This greeting excludes
Those Republicans for whom
The term ‘mother’ requires
A second, more explicit, word.
RESIST!!
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And, above all, bless those mothers (and others) who, for one reason or another, are challenged to have a happy Mother's Day.
On any day – but especially Mother's Day – we all would enjoy getting and giving a hug from/to someone who has been very special in our lives … no matter what kind of critter we are!
Aaaaaaaaw!
I can feel the softness of the little one's fur on my face, and the tenderness of mother bear and baby! A definite aaawwwwww moment!
While I am delighted, thankful and feeling loved by my children, as they come bearing gifts, the DK article about Mother's Day hit very close to home with me, a jolt from the past for me, so to speak.
'A partial list of people who are not happy on Mothers Day:' I own four of those statements. It took me years to become who I am today. Thankfully.
Thank you, Joanne for your comment, and also to Tom for your sweet sentiment.
Pat, I'm sorry – I only own two myself – and I certainly didn't mean to push a button. I agree that TC's sentiment is sweet – one of the sweetest I have ever heard anywhere. Glad your children are with you.
No buttons pushed, and I have a few of those points myself. As one whose mother hung herself, when I was 13, I have to celebrate the day by rejoicing in others' contentment.
Well – it's good that we Wounded Healers stick together. We understand.
Indeed we do.
I am so sorry to read this Tom. I'd like to say you were the only one who had that happen to. But I've known 2 other people personally who lost their Mothers to suicide. Although my biological Mother and my Momma Lee are no longer with me, I was blessed to have them both until they were in their 90's. So I appreciate you offering this tribute to the Mothers, I being one as well as Grandmother, and that you can step outside your own pain and loss to rejoice as you said, in others contentment.
Thank you so much, Sheryl. I do wish that I were the only one.
Well said.
Here's the link to the DailyKos article WRT Mother's Day can mean many – many – different things to people.
And not all of them are always joyful:
"A Partial List of People Who Are Not Happy on Mothers Day"
That's the one I linked on the word "others." The one I linked on the word "mothers" was a tribute to moms who have lost children to violence.
Pat, I hear you on the DK article. I think I own four of those points.
Aww…no worries, Joanne.
It was a well written article with the author's feelings. You certainly didn't push any button. I've moved on, and am more aware how people should be treated, especially children. We can and do make a difference, we're stonger, even with scars.
Thanks, Joanne.
Amen!!
Well said, Mr. Tom!
I was dreading Mother's Day this year because my mother passed away in February. This is my year of firsts. Add on top of that, I am single with no kids, save my beautiful furbabes.
Society in general tends to judge women rather harshly if you are single and no kids. At my age, you're thought to be a selfish cougar on the prowl. I have had people, particularly men, tell me it is my job to bear progeny for the perpetuation of the species. I have been discriminated against by a restaurant where I was well known because I wanted lunch after church. But hey, I was a party of one coming in on their busiest day of the year . . . and I wasn't even a mother. How dare I interrupt the owner's bottom line. That really hurt and I sat in my car with tears streaming down my cheeks. I made the decision early on that I did not want kids. My grandmother was left with 2 kids to raise after her husband left her. My mother was left with 2 kids to raise when my father walked out on us. I was not going to be the third generation because I knew all to well, from a kid's perspective, the hurt and anxiety that is lived everyday.
So there I sat in church this morning missing my mother and thinking how I arrived to this point in life. It was time for the Eucharist so I stood up and made my way to the aisle to go forward. As I am shuffling forward, I feel a hand grabbing mine. It was 3 year old Simon, the youngest child of my South Sudanese student. I was a "mum" in that instant with a child looking to me for guidance and reassurance. When I left church, I headed to a restaurant I usually go to on Sundays. The young lady who seated me said "I remember you from a few years ago. I was just thinking about you the other day and remembering what you told me." I was a bit embarrassed thinking what could I have told her. She said she was lifted when I told her she was a woman and capable of doing anything in life she wanted. As was my want, I often remember the Helen Reddy song "I am woman, hear me roar!" and that is what I told her. So we had a short chat as she cleared the table next to me. I was a "mum" again and mentor. Then a third time today, a number of the staff at the restaurant came over to say hello even though I wasn't in their section including Eddie who gave me a big hug and wished me a Happy Mother's Day.
So Mother's Day was not the wretched day I feared. This was probably the best ever and could only have been better if my mother were still alive and healthy.
Let's not forget all the single dads that are raising kids, being both mother and father. We think of mothers and fathers as gender specific, but perhaps it's time that we think of Parenting Day which includes both male and female, fosters, adoptives and many others. So keeping this in mind, I honour your mothering roles and wish you happiness as you discover that role if you have not yet done so.
I know almost exactly how you feel, Lynn. Childless by choice and my mother passed away almost four years ago, but with the important difference that I'm not single. I'm so glad there are many others around you who cherrish you as a mum. And you are blessed that they showed how much they appreciated your "mothering" on the first Mother's Day you yourself could no longer show your appreciation to your own mum except by thinking of her.
Remember you're not alone, dear Lynn.
On a cheeky note, women without kids tend to look younger, longer! And I believe the same can be said of being single.
I am so glad it worked out for you, Lynn. I – and probably a number of us – had been thinking of you in view of your loss being so recent. And now I must go put those fresh cut onions away and wipe my eyes.
Lynn, may I respectfully suggest that yiou look in a mirror. What better testimnony could there be to your mother's quality.
Thanks JD.
Thank you Tom!
YVW!
Thanks, TomCat. I appreciate the thought. All of it.
Lovely comment(s), Lynn and Lona.
Rock on!
Thank you, ALL xo
How lovely!!!
I love cats. Thank you very much.
Welcome Sabrina.
I'm glad you liked it.
Thanks all. Hugs!
Hey, TC! Thanks for the Mother's Day post! We ALL love you and hope you are feeling a LOT better!
I saw on one of your messages "Rest in Peace, Nyack Clancy". Has he passed away? Wondering because he was one of my friends. And just haven't been on here very much lately.
Thanks again, TC, for ALL you do for us!
She. Yes. Quite recently. I had heard from her in February that she knew this would be coming, and soon. I didn't get notified that it had happened, but it is clear from the comments on her profile that she is indeed out of pain now.
There are several C2NN stories about Nyack' passing.
http://www.care2.com/news/member/100041282/4052374 (new story)
http://www.care2.com/news/member/882491960/4034117 (older story)
Nyack sent me a PM back in February re her diagnosis and prognosis.
Right after the beginning of the year we had a conversation on C2 in which she told me about her condition and prognosis. She did not expect to see summer. She was an activist to the end.