Go figure.
My first Mother's Day without you was also my first Mother's Day as a mother. It was the holiday I was dreading the most to have to experience without you there. But, we managed. As we always do.
What I like about Mother's Day is that Adriana wants to spend it with me each year. Her reasoning is that I'm the mother that she's closest to. She always does something nice for me, too. Like takes me for a pedicure or changes Leah's diapers.
This may make me sound like a bad person, but on Mother's Day I just want to be able to do what I want. I know I should say things like, "I want to spend the whole day with my family." or "I want my family to shower me with love, attention, and gifts."
But I really just want to do what I want to do and not have to answer to anyone. Sometimes, that means not spending the whole day playing with Leah. Sue me.
I wonder if that's how you ever felt. You never said it, and for good reason. We would have been hurt if you said you didn't want to be with us for the entire day. Or, maybe because you hadn't lost your mom, you didn't really dread the day the way I do. Maybe you didn't want to just quietly have the day pass without much fanfare. Like I do.
Well, this year I want to get a pedicure with Adriana (and only Adriana, Leah) and then I want to order Chinese food so that I don't have to cook and clean the kitchen. That's it. Everything else is just gravy.
Mom, 1978
Stay tune on Monday for a great Mother's Day Giveaway. It's our first giveaway sponsered by an actual person with an actual business and not something I grabbed while on line at Pathmark! Have a good one!
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1 comment:
I think maybe you'll want to be showered with gifts as Leah gets older.. you know you're going to be a sap for the first grade Mother's Day cards. My mom still has them all..and nobody knows why. :)
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