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Mothers and those that have one!
7/12/2007 1:45:08 PM

 After 21 years of marriage, my wife  wanted me to take  another woman out to 
dinner and a movie. She said, "I love you, but I know this other woman  loves 
you and would  love to spend some time with you." 
 
The other woman that my wife  wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been 
a widow for 19 years,  but the demands of  my work and my three children had 
made it possible to visit her only  occasionally.
 
That night I called to invite her to go out  for dinner and a  movie. "What's 
wrong, are you well," she asked? My mother is the type of  woman who suspects 
that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a  sign of bad news.
 
"I  thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you," I 
responded. "Just the  two of us." She  thought about it for a moment, and then 
said,  "I would like that very  much."
 
That Friday after work, as I drove over to  pick her up I was a  bit nervous. 
When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be  nervous 
about our  date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her  hair and was wearing the  dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding  anniversary.
 
She  smiled from a face th at was as radiant as an angel's. "I told my 
friends  that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she  
said, as she got into the  car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting."
 
We went to a  restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. 
My mother took  my arm as if she  were the First Lady. After we sat down, I 
had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read  large print. Half  way through 
the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A  nostalgic smile was  on her lips. 
"It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said.  
"Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded.
 
During the  dinner, we had an agreeable conversation - nothing extraordinary 
but catching up  on recent events of each  other's life. We talked so  much 
that we missed  the movie.
 
As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out  with you again, but 
only if you let me invite you." I agreed.
 
"How was your  dinner date?" asked my wife when I got home. "Very nice.  Much 
more so  than I could have imagined," I answered.
 A few days later, my mother died of a  massive heart  attack. It happened so 
suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for  her.
 
Some time later , I received an envelope with a  copy of a restaurant receipt  from  the same place mother and I had dined. An attached note said: "I paid   this bill in  advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, 
I paid for two plates -  one for you and the  other for your wife.  You will  never know what that night meant for me. I love you,  son."
 
At that moment, I understood the importance of  saying in time: "I LOVE YOU" 
and  to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important  than  your family. Give them the time they deserve, because  these  things cannot be  put off till "some  other time."
 
Somebody said it takes about six weeks to  get back to normal  after you've  had a baby.... somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother,  "normal" is  history.


 
Somebody said you learn how to be a mother  by instinct ....  somebody never  took a three-year-old shopping.


 
Somebody said being a mother is  boring....somebody  never rode in a car 
driven by a teenager with a driver's  permit.



 Somebody said if you're a "good" mother, your  child will "turn out   good"....somebody thinks a child comes  with directions and a guarantee.


 
Somebody said  "good" mothers never raise their voices....somebody never came 
out the back  door just in time to  see her child hit a golf ball through the  neighbor's kitchen   window.
 


Somebody said you don't need an education to be a  mother....somebody never helped a fourth grader with his math.
 


Somebody said you  can't love the second child as much as you love the first  .... somebody doesn't  have two  children.
 


Somebody said a mother can find all the  answers to her  child-rearing  questions in the books....somebody never had a child stuff  beans up his nose or   in  his ears.


 
Somebody said the hardest part of being a  mother is labor and   delivery....somebody never watched her "baby" get on  the bus for the first day of  kindergarten ....or on a plane headed for military  "boot  camp."


 
Somebody said a mother can do her job with her  eyes closed and one hand tied  behind her back...somebody never organized seven giggling Brownies to sell  cookies.  
 
Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after  her child gets  married....somebody  doesn't know that marriage adds a  new son or daughter-in-law to a  mother's heartstrings.



 Somebody said a mother's job is done when  her last child  leaves  home...somebody never had grandchildren.
 
Somebody said your mother knows you  love her, so you  don't need to tell  her....somebody isn't  a mother.



 Pass this along to all the "mothers" in your life and to  everyone who ever  had a mother. This isn't just about being a mother; it's   about appreciating the people in your life while you have them....no matter   who that person  is.

I love you all !

Blessings,

Geketa

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Janet Ravindran

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Re: Mothers and those that have one!
7/12/2007 2:04:05 PM
Geketa,that is sooo beautiful...thank you for sharing.It want to make me cry and I feel suddenly so much love for my mom in me(it's always there,but now it's oveflowing!) Thank you for posting this with us....I'll have to save and translate it for my mom.
Lots of love and hugs,Janet


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Re: Mothers and those that have one!
7/12/2007 2:16:47 PM

Geketa,

Thank you!  I enjoyed reading your post.  It is a treasure in itself.

I wish I could take my Mom to dinner.  I lost her 32 years ago...

It is heartwarming to see my 5 kids each take their Mom to dinner as often as they can.

And to all the Mom's out there, "Happy Mother's Day!"  .....EVERY day of the year should be Mother's Day.  You ALL deserve it!

Warmest regards,

Bill Long

P.S.  I never type the word "Mom" without a capital letter!

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Geketa Holman

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Re: Mothers and those that have one!
7/12/2007 3:19:56 PM

Hi Janet,

I am so happy you enjoyed the forum it was fun doing it . I believe we should tell those we care about just how much we care daily not just once in a while.

Blessings,

Geketa

 

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Re: Mothers and those that have one!
7/12/2007 3:26:25 PM

Hi Bill,

I am sorry for  the loss of your Mom. I bet she was a great one

. I try to take my Mom  out to dinner at least once a month she is getting on in age and her health is not the best anymore.  I love it when my boys take me out to dinner we laugh and have such a great time. We laugh more than we eat most of the time.

Glad you enjoyed the post. Stop by again and say hello anytime.

Blessings,

Geketa

Hear, O Israel the L-rd our G-d,the L-rd is one http://www.DHGBoutique.com
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