Posted on 05/12/2018 4:36:33 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
So...on this Mother's Day Eve...tell us about, 'Your Mom.'
Did you have a good one? Did you have a bad one? Did you lose her too soon, or are you like me and even though you still have her you KNOW you'll be lost without her...even though you're SUPPOSED to be a Grown-Up at this point in time. *HEART*
Please include Step-Moms as applicable...because I'm, 'The Most Evil Stepmother*' of them all, LOL!
*Not really; my (adult) boys respect, adore and FEAR me...as they should.
That is awesome.
Hear, hear!!!!
Mom passed 4 years ago. She was great and excellent common sense.
Once when I was around 9 or 10 I got into a fight on my front porch. All the kids gather around cheering on and Mom opened the front door. She took one look and slammed the door and locked it.
I got my ass beat on my front porch.
Yes, I could, but the particulars are much worse. I’ll spare everyone the details...lol.
We didn’t have much, but mama washed our few clothes in an old Maytag wringer washing machine and hung our clothes out to dry on a clothes line to make sure we had clean clothes to wear. She did it outside in the cold and heat every day the weather permitted.
She wasn’t a fancy cook, but she prepared a meal for us every single day. Don’t tell my wife, but mama made the best meatloaf I ever ate. I would often see her wait until us kids had eaten to see that we had enough before she would fix her plate.
She knew I was going to be smarter than her when I was very young and she encouraged me. I think the proudest she ever was of me was when I graduated with a BS in electrical engineering. But I made her cry too many times to count, too, for which I am eternally sorrowful.
She was a good mama.
A video from back in the early 1900s showing some people from that time period.
Interesting accents, etc. and as always things are changing.
Just visited my 91 year old Mom in the Rehab Center. She fell exactly 3 weeks ago and broke her hip. A serious injury but not life threatening however its taken a toll on her. Anytime I can get with her is precious because shes basically on overtime status here on earth. She has been a heaven sent gift all of her life. By Gods grace He will grant her more time on earth. Happy Mothers Day Mom. Youre a gemstone.
My saving grace was my Grandmother......Literally.
She loved me unconditionally
That is beautiful.
my mother is 92 years young....as mean as hell...married a career Naval Officer... lives in northern Washington state....
Its easy to get pregnant. Share your experiences or what you lacked and how you made your life work anyway. Not everyone pushing out a baby is a good mom and that is just how it goes.
A friend married a Chinese woman who was living in South Vietnam with her parents and siblings when it fell to the Vietcong. He literally went from a well to do businessman to homeless overnight. She remembers living beneath a house when she was small. They eventually escaped to a refugee camp somewhere and after living there for 18 months, they were allowed to immigrate to the US. They were put on welfare, given food stamps and government housing and for the first time in his life, her father was ashamed of himself. He and his wife both worked multiple menial jobs and were out of public housing and off the government dole in one month. We welcome those who seek freedom like your parents.
People wring their hands over 8000 people a year killed with guns, but turn a blind eye and deaf ear to the 250,000+ who are killed due to doctors’ and nurses’ mistakes.
It's because of her that I am a news and political "junkie" ( she made me listen/watch news everyday, from the time I was very little ), and had me reading factual history from the time I was 8.
Nobody is "perfect", but she was a wonderful mother and I was/am blessed to have been her child.
She lost her battle with cancer ( much, MUCH too good and young to die! ), in 1976 and I've missed her every day since.
My mom abandoned me a lot but didnt seem to know she did. She was very smart and accomplished and professional and I thought I was very proud of her. But she put me in a full day abusive preschool at age 2 so she could better care for my baby brother. She said later she thought I needed friends. Two year olds dont need or have friends; they need mommies. Then she worked full time a lot (she did not need to work at all, my dad would have preferred she not work), and upped her work time when I was about 12. So I got into a lot of trouble and was sexually abused by an adult for years. She never picked up on the signs. She really was hands off, even though she is a generally good person. She thought parking kids in good schools and them getting good grades meant everything was fine.
Now she has Alzheimers and I take care of her full time and keep her very safe all the time. Safer than she ever kept me. I COULD USE A FEW HOURS ON THE SHRINKS COUCH about now. Its got to be good for my soul or something but it is psychically very hard.
Because of her choices, I was home every second for all 4 of my kids sometimes at a sacrifice. None of my kids have been abused and I make sure of that. The two older ones are strong people, confident in their skins.
I love my mom but its hard being her mom now.
Happy Mothers Day to all FR moms! I am so very happy to be a mom!
Good story. The older generation went through a lot didn’t they. The generation later the kids had it easier.
I think about Her every time I tie my shoes.
(I have tied my moms shoes 5 times so far today, with each diaper change)
What happened on that date?
Similar, my mom was a thinking, die hard conservative. But now she insists on reading the LA Times every day and since she has dementia she believes every word. So she thinks she hates Trump. The propaganda media really works on the feeble minded.
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