Today is my Mommy's birthday, she is turning 71. My mother and I have always been close but have also had the ability to argue and get very upset with each other. Kind of reminds me of the relationship I have with my children. We are all so very close but there are those moments when Mommy mode kicks in and you're not friends anymore. Anyways, my Mother has become on of my closest confidants...yes I have always been able to talk to her about everything but now it goes both ways. We share dreams, hopes, fears and secrets from our pasts.
Today is not the day to be thinking of this, but as Mommy turns another year older I know that her life is slowly but surely coming to an end. She suffers terribly with diabetes and now failing kidneys. She can not walk without a walker and struggles with that. Mommy has been a wonderful wife to my Daddy over all these years, always supporting one crazy idea after another. She raised three wonderful kids, if I don't say so myself! I know she's cried with each of us when our hearts have broke, held our hands through the many medical procedures we've had.
I love my Mother with all my heart and can only hope to be a good as woman as she is. Happy Birthday Mommy!!
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