Over the years, I’ve written SO MUCH about mothers, mothering, lack of mothering, tedium of mothering and love of mothering. This year I diverged from the pattern and recorded some videos instead.
Happy listening!
An alternative to worry:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_lLtTIJ5jF/
To tell or not tell questionable tidbits of family lore to your kids and grandkids:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_xaNmPpE_r/
A truly great, last minute gift for mom that is reasonably priced, unique, available and practical:
And no Mother’s Day column is complete without a quote from a famous mother. I came across the following quote years ago when my mom and I were in the throes of publishing our first (and only) book together. Slices, Bites and Other Facts of Life is a compilation of many of my earlier columns with a fact, quote, recipe or musing interspersed between each column. (if you’d like to buy one, out of a run of 5000, I’ve got 40 left. $12.95 and free shipping).
Here’s the quote:
“Sometimes when I look at my children, I say to myself: “Lillian, you should have stayed a virgin.”
Lillian Carter, mother of US President Jimmy Carter, at age 82
And keep Preserving Your Bloom,
Iris Ruth Pastor