Today is my mother’s birthday and seeing as I have already been captured on her work answering machine belting out the lyrics to Happy Birthday, I shall do you all a favor and not subject you to such atrocity. However, I did sit and reflect on my relationship with my mother.
Believe it or not, there was a time where I did not believe my mother to be as wonderful as I know she is. Reflecting back, it’s easy to see where I failed to notice her greatness. The shortcomings of the young teenage mind often leads one to believe they are being cheated out of their childhood. 
But my mother was always there for me. She came to pick me up from a friends house at the drop of a hat, and sat in the driveway and had ‘the talk’ with me, not exactly the birds and the bees kind of stuff, but the point was made all the same.
Now as I am older, I see such strength in her. (Seriously, she had to be a strong woman to endure the hell I put her through from an early age.) Where once I perceived growing up to be like my mom a bad thing, now I actually find myself smiling when the thought occurs to me. This crazy thrill ride, roller-coaster dream I am taking part of here with my writing, is in a large part due to her continued support and encouragement. Without it, I don’t know that I would be anxiously plugging away at my keyboard to edit my first ms for Samhain. After all, it was a story I started writing for her. 
Every time I hear of this song, it makes me think of my mother, and I think this version is absolutely beautiful!
So mom, I just wanted to let you know, instead of fearing turning into you, now all I can do is smile and say, “God I hope so!” Because without you, I would not be the person I am today.
Yeah, yeah, getting back to the edits now! 3 days left, yikes!
aww who knew you were so sweet! haha just kidding.. get back to work!
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love ya girl… and I am stealing this video! oh!!!! by the way… doesnt Jared look great leaving my house like that
Comment by Rowan Rose — February 7, 2009 @ 3:01 am
Aw, you are such a nice daughter.
I bet you made your mom cry, because you even got me a little misty-eyed.
And, um, can I have a ‘lickable’ just for me?
You know I have an eclectic palete, so I’ll gladly take whatever piece of yummy man-candy you feel like sharing. 
BTW, why are you reading this and not working on your edits! Vamoose!
Comment by Sally — February 7, 2009 @ 11:29 am
Well…..What can I say? sniff, sniff. Yes Sally – she made me cry but then again, it’s always the ones you love that know how to get to you. I’m very humbled by the fact that Moira gives me the credit for being her inspiration but in truth…it comes from the strength that she has within and is only just discovering!! Keep on your journey of discovery darling -it’s very rewarding to watch!!!! LOVE YOU! (I guess you could call that a shout out?)
Comment by Mom — February 8, 2009 @ 3:09 pm
I just wanted to stop by and thank you for visiting my place and for commenting there. Reading this post reminded me how very much I do still miss my Mom -she’s been gone for 29 years now -and yes, like you, I pretty much tried to drive her to drink or to the edge of insanity for many years. I used to moan about acting like her when my kids were young and I would say things to them and then, step back and think to myself, where have I heard that before and then I would realize oh yes, my Mom used to do or say this or that all the time, maybe I am turning into my mother!
Today, I know more and more how very much in so many ways I am way different than she was and yet, the same too! Weird how that happens, isn’t it?
Stop back and visit anytime. Coffee always on or ready to be put on!
I added you to my subscriptions now to on my reader.
Comment by Jeni Hill Ertmer — February 14, 2009 @ 1:55 am