It's Mother's Day and despite all the hype and guilt and commercial hoopla, it's still dear to my heart. So much so that I send a passel of cards to friends. I've witnessed their courage and skill and deep abiding love for their kids, and i want to honor them. It's so hard to hold children close and keep them safe and then let them go and forge their own way in the world. Our love guides us, and our reward is seeing them parenting lovingly and well. So I'll happily go to brunch with the two kids that are nearby right now and their spouses and my grandson, and be thinking of the two away and their partners and my granddaughter. What joy they've given me. I am so grateful.
And for those who don't have someone acknowledging them today, we mothers know you sacrificed and forged ahead even when confused, discouraged, and lonely. You risked everything to bring another being into this world and for that you are triumphant. You gave them whatever life alloted to them and your love mixed with fear. We all know what you did for love. It cannot be denied. So take heart and feel blessed that you had this most amazing experience of human beings. I treasure you all, and I know it wasn't easy. Treat yourself today to a movie or a new pair of shoes or a cupcake. Here's to you1
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