Sunday, May 11, 2008

• Dear Mom

  This post was inspiried by of course, my mother & Mother's Day, but also by one of the best writers, antisoccermom, for her "Dear" series, if you will.

  Dear Mom,

  My world is filled with color and the black & white is left behind for a reason: you. You've taught to be different, to be unique, to scribble outside the lines. You taught me that there was never any need to be perfect, (as I so longed to be and still have problems with to this day) it was great if I just did my best - and that's all that ever mattered. You have showed me the joys of the world, and helped me with the pain of it. I've learned what a beautiful, intelligent, caring and helpful person I could be because of you, the person that I've always wanted to be, rather, the person that I am today.

  Let me take it back to the awkward years, or should I say my elementary-middle school years? Anyway, my mind is channeling all sorts of events that happened through those years. The time I rode my first bike and you were amazed that I never fell once (not even one time!), or my first boyfriend, who was also my first love. With the boyfriend, came the heartbreak. One of the most terrible times in my life, since it was such a serious relationship and when it came to an end, I spent over a month or more crying on your couch. Unable to fatham what had happened, and wondering why everything couldn't go back to the way it was...throughout all of that, you were there and listening to me and trying to help in anyway you could.

  Turns out, I learned one of the most important lessons of my life from that time - I didn't need a guy, I could be happy by myself. I was always depedent upon him, looking to him for my happiness and everything that was good, when truth be known, I could have all of that by myself. You helped me learn all of this along the way, and for that I am so thankful.

  Mom, I love you so much and you've always been there for me when I needed you or even when I didn't think I did. I couldn't ask for a better mother, you're the best!

   

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