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Question: Is your Mother special!?
She Was Special!.!.!.2003
!.!.!.!.My Mom died recently!. May 26th!. In the early afternoon!. Sitting in a chair!. In a facility with others and the people who cared for them!.
!.!.!.!.My older brother called that day and simply stated, “ It’s over ,bro”!. Such silence followed, that I still can’t define the magnitude of his 3 words!.
!.!.!.!.Indeed, it was over!. The physical was no longer tangible!. The only thing known was the unknown!. I was told it was quite a peaceful moment!.
!.!.!.!.This “it” he spoke of was monumental!. These 2 simple alphabets were attached to 84 plus years of human existence!. That my friend is large!.
!.!.!.!.I can say she saw more beauty than hate in her time here!. She knew the wonderful feeling of selflessness!. To give all to all!. The seeds of her character were planted early as a “country” girl in the 1940’s!.
!.!.!.!.She was country folk in a way!. Her heart was in good place!. And there were all those nuns in her family!. I have been with my wife for over 25 years!. I’m 44!. My mother and father had about 29 years together!. She was special!. He went to war!. She waited!. 2 years!. Followed him back to New Orleans without having seen much outside of St!. Louis!. 6 kids in about 10 years!. She was special!. Widowed at 51 with 4 children in grade school!. Never worked ( except to raise 6 kids! ) That wouldn’t last long!.
!.!.!.!.I’m not writing to tell tales, but to tell a part of her tale!. She was special!. I am so thankful that we found acceptance for each other long before her passing!.
!.!.!.!.84 years!. You see a lot of what life has to offer in that much time!. She saw her last son leave home at 13!. Now a father of two!. A daughter who became a mother and a school teacher!. A son who would be taken from her at age 37!. ( I hope her God explained that one to her ) A son who would prove that part of being a family is tolerance!. His acts of selfishness pushed her limits, but her faith never wavered!. I know she forgave him and I hope likewise to her!. A son who would give of himself for 10 years to be there for her!. I can’t fathom all the varied roles he must have played!. He moved in with her three weeks after losing her second youngest!. He was there when she was taken from the facility!. He has always been there for all of us!. And lastly, her first who kept his family close to where she was and despite his manipulations, did much to help her when it was needed!. He works with drug addicts!. I’m the youngest!. We don’t see eye to eye!. Go figure!.
!.!.!.!.She knew love!. She knew what it meant to be loved!. She knew how to give love!. She was special!. To all who knew her!. I can’t say why, but I only cried for a short while after my brother called me!. Sure she was in a facility!. Frail, tired and day to day tasks were burdens!. She chose not to eat often!. She seemed willing to go forward!. She seemed ready!. She also knew I was coming the next day!
!.!.!.!.I remember the best of her!. I choose to!. Once again, oh the tales I could tell! But I’m not here for that!. I was just passing through and I thought you would like to hear a story of a special woman!. She was my mother!.
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This is in 'Open Question' but it is almost poetical!. (If you edit out the piece from 84 years to 'go figure' it definitely could stand alone as a prose/poem)
Families are complex things!.!.!.!.dysfunctional, average or perfect - we have no choices, we can only work with what we're given!. 'She was special' - I do hope a child of mine says that of me when I'm gone, then all my efforts will have been worthwhile!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
I think what you wrote was beautiful!. i never meet your mother but she sounds like a wonderful person and your love for her is something i wish more people had for there mothers!. I am thirteen, and the way you loved your mother is a lot like the way i love my mother too!. i give my blessings to you and your family!. God Bless! :DWww@QuestionHome@Com
it's a great way that you expressed yourself about you mother !. some people take there parents for granted and when they don't have them they start reminiscing of how they weren't good kids anyway i loved itWww@QuestionHome@Com
yeah, everyones mum is special!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
That was beautiful!.!.!.I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like if my mom passed away!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Sometimes I wonder if she should be made a Saint!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
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(too long, didn't read)Www@QuestionHome@Com
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not too long at all!. I hope my kids will say as much for me!.
Beautiful, HP!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
I'm so sorry you lost your mother!. What a lovely tribute to her!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Another great read, I also read the one about your father!. Each one captured my attention and it never wavered!. I haven't felt this loss yet!. My father is someone I do not really connect with and I am sure I have taken my mother for granted many times, who had been there for me in many ways if not emotionally!. Sometimes I wonder when reading of sadness, what I have to be sad for!. Oh well!. Another time!. Thank you again for sharing more of who you areWww@QuestionHome@Com
wow!.!.!.!.that was a great poem, that's all i have to say!. i love my mother, i dread the day the same thing will happen to me (knock on wood, jynx, etc!. etc)!. now someday i'm going to write a poem like this for my mother!. i'm sure your mother would be proud, that was really touching!. i hope you'll be feeling okay, but it's not really something you can get over!. i lost my father four years ago so i know!.!.!.
best wishes to you and your sibling!. just know that your mother would not want you to be sad!. :)Www@QuestionHome@Com
Mother:
In my eyes you are one special lady
who helped me while I was growing up
You were there when I needed a friend
and mom you are like a friend
you are actually one!.
You helped me with my homework
or did your best!.
The memories and fun were much pleasure
now that you are gone
I will treasure!.
You will be missed on special occasions
like Christmas Thanksgiving Mother's day
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A mother is a special person and it is often unnoticed until she is gone that she was special!. Sorry for your lose but you sound like you were able to make peace with her before she passed!. My mother lives nearby and although she is getting on in years she still remains active!. I dread the day she is no longer with us!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
Beautifully written and with a lot of feeling, your Mom must have been a special lady!.
I wrote the following for mine, but too late for her to see it!.
My Mom
You never took time out to worry
About you own problems it seemed
But you always had plenty of time Mom
To chase away children's bad dreams
To sew on a button or iron a shirt
You were there for me Mom from the start
To listen to all of my problems
To help mend my first broken heart
I guess I just took it for granted
I knew I could always depend
On the one who would never desert me
Who'd be Mother, adviser and friend
I thank you for love and for kindness
For the kiss as you tucked me in bed
I thank you for lessons and lectures
And all of the kind words you said
For the stories that you'd always tell me
As onto your knee I would climb
But the thing I give thanks ever day for is
My Mom could always find time!.
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