Moms
Moms
Moms Idk...I know y'all get sick of me gushing over my parental units all the time. But it's because I feel blessed to still have both of them, 60 year (in 2 weeks!!) marriage in tact, aging but still running circles around me, at my age. I'm keenly aware of what a gift that is. I see all of you. I feel compelled to say out loud (the glass of wine my mom and I shared tonight while going through boxes of old photos, many of which I'd never seen before, by design if I know her) got me a l'il verklempt...it's the first time she and I have physically been together since a major life change on my part the last year. Next to the unrivaled feeling of being loved by God? The feeling of being loved by, and a source of pride within, your mother when she looks at you. Anyone else ever get smacked upside the head by this? Share! 
This is the legacy I insist on leaving behind for mine.
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My dad was raised that you just know you were loved but you never say it to each other. I broke him of that. He was never much of a hugger either. Broke him of that too. Now getting those long hugs are the best.
Andi7 : I could have written this. Word for word, about my dad.
What a gift parents are. At least the right parents.
brightlights : My Dad always hugged me, but what I remember is him calling me "Sugar". No one has called me Sugar before or since. Just the way he said it 
brightlights : My Dad always hugged me, but what I remember is him calling me "Sugar". No one has called me Sugar before or since. Just the way he said it
Catmae : Still better than, "Ta-Daaaah!" 
Look how gorgeous she is. (She made that dress I'm wearing.) 
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