{"id":488,"date":"2012-05-17T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.honeyishrunkthegrief.com\/blog\/?p=488"},"modified":"2012-10-12T16:22:53","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T20:22:53","slug":"thank-you-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honeyishrunkthegrief.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/17\/thank-you-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You Mom!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(This blog post in an extension of a post I put on my HoneyIShrunkTheGrief.com Facebook page<\/a> earlier this week on Mother\u2019s Day)<\/p>\n

I was thinking the other day that Mother\u2019s Day goes by too quickly, and I wanted to create a more lasting year-long way to honor all the beautiful mom\u2019s in this world.\u00a0 So with those thoughts in mind came the birth of this post.<\/p>\n

Care to acknowledge the love and gratitude you have for your mom with me?
\nI invite you to take a moment and comment below and\u00a0share 2 special memories you have of your mom<\/em>. These can come in any form. Here are some suggestions:<\/p>\n

2 memories from the past,
\nor 2 from the present,
\nor 1 past\/1 present,
\nor, maybe one or both, a Hope<\/em> for the future.<\/p>\n

Make it your own — whatever feels most comfortable.
\nI’ll start.<\/p>\n

One (from the past)<\/strong>: my mom would always give me one of the batter covered shiny metal beaters that came from her\u00a0wonderfully loud 1970’s olive green colored Sunbeam mixer! \u00a0<\/span>It worked out well because I have one sibling, and there were two mixing beaters, so mom would give us each one. Such a simple gesture that made me feel so loved.<\/p>\n

Two (past&present):<\/strong> I admire my mom’s zest for life. She’s very creative and makes the everyday mundane stuff, Fun! — and her actions have taught me on so many occasions that love is the most important thing<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"1974 Ohio State Fair — Mom 25 years old & Eric 10.5 months:)<\/strong><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\"after reading my Mother’s Day\u00a0Facebook post<\/a> about the fond Sunbeam mixer memories I had, my mom gave me the biggest smile by sending me this picture of her “still going strong” 42year old mixer that she used to make cannoli’s with on Mother’s Day this year (they were Delicious!). \u00a0And that 70’s green color!…Love it!<\/em>\u00a0lol What was it about that color in the 70’s?!…seems like everything was that color!! Do you have a favorite green item from the 70’s?? \u00a0if so, I’d love to hear about it! \u00a0Please share your green memories in the comment section below!!<\/strong><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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an invitation to you…
\n<\/span>What are 2 special memories you have of Your<\/em> mom?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I invite you to take a moment and comment below. \u00a0Then, if you’re lucky enough to still have your mom physically around, one suggestion would be to call her afterward, and share the responses you left here with her. \u00a0And if mom’s no longer physically around, maybe you could close your eyes, center yourself, and connect with the love that you have for her in your heart…and share your responses with her that way.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also, I\u2019m sure some of you reading have had\u00a0nontraditional\u00a0mom figures in your life. (like my son David for example.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>His mom — my wife Julie — died when he was 5 months old<\/a><\/span>\u2026so after those first 5 months, David has since received motherly type love from others in his life. \u00a0This has come primarily from his grandparents, his aunts, our neighbors, his teachers, women that I\u2019ve had relationships with,\u2026and well, I do my best to be both a dad and a mom too\u2026so I hope he feels some affection from me that would have been somewhat similar to what Julie would have lovingly provided.) So if life has you in any kind of similar position as my son, I invite you to share 2 special things about someone who has been a motherly type figure in your life. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And your response is very welcome whatever day of the year this post finds you. \u00a0<\/em>Oh! That just reminded me of\u00a0a short story that I must share with you now!\u2026
\n<\/span>My son said to me the other day, \u201cDaddy, what if every<\/em> day was my birthday?\u201d\u2026.\u201deveryone would have to live with us because there would always<\/em> be a birthday party going on at our house!\u201d.
\n(((David))).\u00a0 That boy lights up my world! \u00a0<\/em>How cool would that<\/em> be?!\u2026to have everyday<\/em> be your Birthday! \u00a0I love his thoughts\u2026children look at this world in the most magnificent way!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

So with those thoughts in mind, maybe this post can help to make Everyday<\/em>, Mother\u2019s Day!<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank You<\/em> for reading…and I look forward to hearing about Your<\/em> special mom :)<\/span><\/p>\n

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