Today should be a much different day. I imagined this morning waking up a sleepy boy and saying, "Happy Mother's Day, Momma!" I bet he would have smiled at me and noozled my neck. BUT...in honor of my boy, who'd want me to be happy, I'm going to try my hardest to make this a happy day. It should be..I am his Momma and he is safe and I am loved.
To my Momma: Thanks for crying when Corinne and I fought, for having the softest heart I've ever known, for dancing without care in NYC, for messing up little sayings, for loving my Daddy, for always fixing us breakfast, for buying me new clothes when Brad Hawthorne broke my heart, for leaving silly notes in our lunchbox, for thinking I was still precious during the "its my job its what I do" years, for constantly rubbing little Drew's face in the NICU, for helping me in so many ways while he was sick...all of the millions of seemingly insignificant things you have done for me without question. They have all added up to make such a giant difference in my life. I couldn't hope for better. I love you Momma.
Give your momma a squeeze today. If you can't, give some other deserving momma one. I now know what this momma love thing is about and its powerful business.
Love you my Drewbie...I'll make you proud this Mother's Day.
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Thank you so much Lindsey. And happy mothers day to you too. I'm thinking of you and Andrew, especially today. Hope it's alright.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tribute to both your mom and your son!
ReplyDeleteLest I add the "thanks for only throwing a canvas shoe and a not a boot when we dropped coupon books in the ditch and cost you $50 in 1985" affair. And thanks for making up "pantyhead"stories. Thanks for always making sure there was supper or something similar during crazy hectic working mom +teenager years. Love you both to the moon and back.
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