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Edited and updated May 12, 2019.

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This week’s musings are about your mother and the place you held in her heart.  It’s all in how you look at it.  This may present some new perspectives.

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Wise Moms –  #499

There is a time in life when your mom is not so smart. It’s the age when you know much more than she does. She is so out of it; and you are so cool . . . except for that one time that she was right. Or was it two times . . . or maybe three.

Then the years fly by and your mom somehow gets magically wiser.  As you progress to the stage of a young mother yourself, you understand for the first time what your mom was all about.  So she wasn’t trying to stifle you . . . she wanted to protect you. She didn’t want to make your life a living hell . . . she just wanted your room cleaned.

And know that when she is no longer here on earth with you, your mom will still linger – in your heart, your words and deeds. You’ll find yourself saying something she said . . . or voicing the exact same cautions that she did. You’ll cry at the same kind of movie.  Memories of what you shared will make you smile – or laugh out loud.

You see, a mother isn’t just on hand until you’re 18, or until you’re through college or until you marry. A mother is forever.  Treasure yours while she is here and remember her when she’s gone, for she is never far away.  Her love and her teachings still guide you.

When you need her, you’ll feel her essence, her warmth, her glow. You don’t have to be able to see her.  You can feel her in your soul.

Thanks to all the mothers remembered with love.

P.S.   

We like to repeat this show at this time of year, as a reminder of the role mothers play, forever. 

[Show #499]

Filed Under: Advice and Encouragement, Family and Friendship, Love and Kindness, Memories and Aging Well Tagged With: lifestyle, memories, moms

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  1. Cathie Taylor says

    May 12, 2019 at

    Thank your Annette, for many reminders. My mom always put everyone before herself. She always held the family and grandchildren together! We all miss her so much! Happy Mother’s Day!

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    • Annette Eleanor Petrick says

      May 12, 2019 at

      Mothers are usually the glue that holds it all together, Cathie.

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  2. Elizabeth says

    June 26, 2016 at

    I’m blessed to still have my mother with me. At age 91, she still keeps up with her children, grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. My father used to tease, “When you mother says ‘Jump,’ I say, “How high?’ on the way up.” Well, Dad, we’re still jumping for you…:-)

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    • Annette Eleanor Petrick says

      May 12, 2019 at

      Still having fun.

      Reply
  3. Karen R. Sanderson says

    June 26, 2016 at

    My mom didn’t know a dang thing when I was young. Ha! I just thought I was a know-it-all. And yes, as I grew older, had a baby, started to raise that child, I realized how wise she was all along. I wish I’d listened.

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    • Annette Eleanor Petrick says

      May 12, 2019 at

      How wise WE become as we mature, Karen.

      Reply

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