Mother's Day

Mother’s day is Sunday, so what, they get a day, before I get bombarded by negative comments think of this, they (Mothers) do not deserve a day, they deserve a hell of a lot more than that.  Don’t get me wrong, it is cool they get a day, nice gifts, dinner etc but they truly deserve more.  I was thinking about my mother.  She will be 82 in November. She lives with me.  I ask myself the question “what has she done for me”?  Answer is simple, everything!!  She changed my diaper, when I was younger,  got me ready for school, and helped me through some rough times in my life and for what?  What did she get out of it?  Nothing because that is what moms do. She has never said what’s in it for me, she is the type of mom that if I burned the house down she would say nice fire!  I thought of the impact she has had on me and she has done it all.  She was a substitute teacher at Potomac and Featherstone Elementary,  I bet some of my readers will remember her.  She taught at Rippon Jr High, she got in good with my teachers at Garfield, I was doomed!  My dad was a United States Marine so you can see I had it rough, anyway, she was a piano player at Triangle Baptist Church, She assisted in starting the PTA at Potomac Elementary in Marumsco Acres. It’s funny, I have pictures of her when she was doing the PTA Thing and Jane Flynn’s dad was in the pix, she would become our class president in 1977.  I think that is cool.  Mom was the post master at Triangle post office, worked at Potomac hospital, she has done a lot.  My hats off to my mom; as much as she has done she has done more.  She taught me right from wrong, How to treat people,etc.  I had awesome parents but my mom was the rock,  as in so many households.  She was the main decision maker, My dad died many years ago and she always ask why.  I think it was because she was the stronger of the two in so many ways.  So today take a minute and thank your mom whether she is still with you or not, say thanks to her.  She deserves so much more.  My hats off also to all the single moms who have taken care of business everyday you gals deserve a break and not just for a day! You rock!!!!!!!  Until next time.