EastGirlsWest

Hi Mom.

It’s your special day, the day for moms, that day of the year when we all say the nice things to our mothers that we really should say all year long.

Tay and I were talking on the phone after our trip to Austin a couple of weeks ago. I asked her “How was your visit with Mom?” and she simply answered “Great! Mom is just so great.”

Well, it’s true.

We’ve put you through a lot in the past year - seems we always do, I guess. There have been moves, health problems, and emotional breakdowns. You’ve traveled great distances to visit us, and slept on beds and futons in various dwellings. You’ve held our hands through tremendous change, and sat next to us in the front seat of the car as we drove you through the mundane rituals of our day-to-day lives. Through it all you are easygoing accepting, and so genuinely interested in experiencing and understanding who we are.

I’m sorry that despite all that you have the kind of daughter who waits until the last minute to FEDEX your Mother’s Day gift, then realizes it’s just too damn expensive and has to get your gift to you late. But I KNEW you didn’t want me to spend that much money to ship your gift. Besides, what more could you want for Mother’s Day than a post written in your honor on a blog that’s read by about 30 people?

So thank you Mom, for all you do, all the time, to make me feel loved and listened to, and to make my life a little easier and better. You are one super cool woman - selfless, smart, strong, and unconditionally supportive, and I know every single day how lucky I am that you are my mother.

Happy Mother’s Day.

All my love,
Jess

P.S. Happy Mother’s Day to all of my dear friends who are mothers. Barb, Hope, Jen, Aaryn, Pam, Tara, Marina, Judy, Kim, Colleen, Peggy and anyone else I forgot to mention. You’re doing a fantastic job!