I'd like to tell you that I spent a few days laboring over this and trying to find the right words, but the truth is that I wrote this pretty quickly with the words that came to me.
Everyone unfortunately is not lucky enough to have a terrific mom like my sister, brother and I had. She seemed to always have a big smile on her face and she was constantly doing something in the house.
She didn't have the easiest childhood growing up in Newark, New Jersey. I think she probably kept her childhood in her mind as she raised three kids in Edison, New Jersey. I think she wanted our childhood to be better than hers and it was.
For those of you who had very difficult relationships with your mom, you probably kept that in mind when you had children-you wanted your relationship with your children to be so much better.
(As I'm writing this I have some music on. Albert Morris just sang "Feelings" and Eric Carmen is now singing, "All By Myself." That's not helping me write!)
What is a mom?
She's someone who does everything for you when you're a baby and wants to continue doing that as long as she can.
She's someone who dresses you "the right way," or at least how she wants you to look.
She's someone who will make your favorite food maybe chicken, or her incredible cranberry bread.
She's someone who takes care of you on good days and bad, in sickness and in health.
She's someone who was always proud of you and would brag about you to anyone and everyone.
She's someone who loves you.
I've watched my wife Monika, be a great mom for our three kids. I've tried to compliment her and help her as best I could, like my dad did with my mom. Happy Mother's Day honey.
Below is a picture of my mom and dad a number of years ago. I like to think that the past three years they've been together again as they were for over fifty years. Happy Mother's Day mom!
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