| Author | Message | ||
     Slaughter |
Searched first, surprised to find no "Mothers Day" posts... so here's one: Though gone from us a few years now, Mom's influence is still felt. From singing about everything (including singing our address in Brookfield WI to help remember - and I STILL remember our address from 1960!) to her involvement in arts and crafts to her needing to gain strength and independence in advance of the divorce by getting her teacher certification in California, and then continuing to teach "back home" in Wisconsin until retiring. After retirement she continued to volunteer in 4H, the Hartford Seniors Center and her work for many years in the 4H clowning group as "Oopslaw" the clown. I must give her credit (or blame) for my ability to survive as a hyperactive kid (back before ADHD was a "thing"). It is good to have the memories.   | ||
| 86129squids |
THAT. IS. PRICELESS. Thanks for sharing, and indeed, Happy Mother's Day to all. I still remember our address til age 5 too. My sis and I had an awesome Mom, worked her butt off to provide for us, cooked the best dang stuff you'd ever shove down your pie hole. Including chocolate pie from scratch... the meringue would get those little drops of what we called "honeydew", OMG the best pie EVAAARR. Been gone about 12 years now, sure miss her.  | ||
| Needs_o2 |
Slaughter, where in Brookfield did you live? I just got off the phone with my mom in Brookfield, where I spent 20 of my years. | ||
| Slaughter |
Hollywood Lane. Grades 2 and 3 in Brookfield School District #4 | ||
| Needs_o2 |
My mom still lives on Robinwood St. where we moved to in 1976. Brookfield is way different since then! She's going to be 80 this year and still cuts her lawn, snowblows her drive, and even painted the exterior of her entire house just a few years ago. She is pretty amazing, strong, and durable. | ||
| Needs_o2 |
Hiking with her a few years ago at Rocky Mtn. Nat. Park.  | ||
| Pwnzor |
Me, wife and my tiny mom last year when she was visiting. Just spent about an hour on the phone with her... trying in vain to convince her to move closer to her son.  | ||
| 86129squids |
Somehow your bigaiss jughead got her face. And grin. I love seeing that. Father's Day is next. I've always been of the opinion that Mothers know best, and they'll raise you right. They carry you in the womb, and poot you out when you're done. Dung? Please pardon. Just heard the rhyming. I try to follow my mom and dad's work ethic. I'll chase it down one way or another.  My father was a pitcher for the Nashville Sounds. | ||
| 86129squids |
I had a throwing arm until age 11. We were in a snowball fight with Jerry's older sister's crew, and we meant to win. As the girls advanced, I got Jessica in the eye. Peeled her eyeball back thoroughly. No damage done, I still live. | ||
| Jaimec |
I miss my mother every day. Last year on Mother's Day she was in a medically-induced coma. Yesterday since the weather was nice I took a ride out east to the cemetery to visit with her for a spell. If yours is still alive, treasure her and spoil her... they're gone too soon. | ||
| Ourdee |
I had an interesting childhood culminating in a letter I received while overseas. My mother wrote an apology to me for not raising me and leaving me to raise myself. If you wanted to know how someone is as messed up as I am. She has been gone for quite a few years now. As they go by the memories soften and I feel sorry for her. She was searching for a good man but wasn't taught what to look for. Her 6th marriage was to a preacher she found online. After he took her out west she died mysteriously and was quickly cremated. Then he came after my sisters and I for the money from a third insurance policy made out to us. A memory from 3rd grade is the Hostess Ding Dong I had after school everyday. The man (#3) she was married to at that time was abusive and would hit everyone and molested my sisters. She stood up to him for the sake of there being a ding dong for each of us after school everyday. It is little stuff like that that tells me she did try. I have been around a few women with kids and am convinced that a mother's influence determines how her kids raise the next generation of mothers. Sadly I have seen a mass perpetuation of fails. I know too many people in jails and graves. I have outlived all my step brothers and all but one of the step fathers and he is not long for this world. To stop a messed up cycle at me, I chose wisely when it came to a mother for my child. I didn't care so much how crazy she was as how great a mother she had. I have been well rewarded and my child has been well served. I work to make her Mother's days special. | ||
| 86129squids |
Correction: RD, you're not messed up. You're dang weird, but certainly in a lovable way, and I AM an authority on such things, as I look in the mirror every day. What you've lived through has made you a good man, Charlie Brown. It wasn't in the cards for me to have kids, but I know many whom I've observed to be great, smart, conscientious parents. Your observations on what makes for a good Mother likely would make a good book. John may have his Snippets, but you've got RD's Ruminations. Just as good, brother.  |
