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JUST A LITTLE R-E-S-P-E-C-T *
This is a beautifully timed post from one of my favorite online journalers Theresa Rose.
The Best Mother's Day Present
When I was younger, I thought that Mother's Day was supposed to be just the way it was portrayed on television shows and commercials. The mom, who takes care of everyone else all year, gets pampered for the day or weekend. The family would make her breakfast and present her with homemade gifts, sentimental cards and jewelry. After giving birth to the girls, The ideal gift was a break from taking care everyone and having my husband make one of my favorite dishes for a special meal. This year it's different. Every day I work to create balance between the wants, needs and dreams for each family member. My sensitive nature won't allow me to rest knowing that there's always something to be done. Like my family, I also have wants, needs and dreams. They need to be tended to as well. So, what I want for Mother's Day and every other day is respect. It's not too much too ask that my wants and needs be included on the family's to do list, like theirs is on mine. I know my dreams don't exactly coincide with my husband's plans for the family. Still, I deserve active support with the things that are truly important to me. Respect is the most basic and most important part of love. Respect is what requires you to treat a person the right way all of the time, regardless of what your feeling at that moment. If I could have this everyday, then I wouldn't care about Mother's Day. Instead, everyone could save their money and buy me an even better present for my birthday in June.
* TRY THIS AT HOME *
Sit right down and write your mom a letter in your own words, phrases, paragraphs. Add pictures and/or whatever feels right to you.
When my mother passed on to wherever she was going to next in 2000, I wrote her lots of journal letters. In one letter I especially like, I thanked her for all the healthy, happy, wonderful things she gave me and I returned HER pain, HER suffering, HER frustrations and HER crazycrap because they just didn't fit me anymore.
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