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Sunday, May 12, 2013

This Is My Mom

This is my mom. We tend to be a sentimental bunch--easy tears, nervous stomachs--but we counter that with silliness and ironic awareness. Happy Mother's Day to my mom and to all moms and to everybody born of a mother. Once again, a Middletown quotation comes to mind:

MALE DOCTOR: (speaking to Mary Swanson, about to have a baby) ...Don't forget--it's so easy to forget, but--everyone in the world was born. Try to name someone who wasn't? You can't. So just be a part of the whole crazy thing. The rest is details, little tests, taps of a tiny hammer.

And so on.

And now, lest I get too sentimental, teary-eyed, and lump-in-the-throatish, I offer this Mother's Day card from Facebook:


And so on.

(And it's a Thor's Day on a Sunday in the blog because of the tiny hammer. And also a Random Coinciday for perhaps obvious reasons. And, even if my son doesn't read this, the deli counter person at Jewel loved my haiku t-shirt!!)
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14 comments:

  1. CollagemamaMay 12, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    Beautiful, and a little teary.

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  2. Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)May 12, 2013 at 9:17 AM

    Wonderful tribute and the funniest facebook reference.

    Have a wonderful Mother's day

    I wrote something on my blog but it's in spanish so you may have to have your husband interpret (kidding, I'm sure you are bilingual by now)

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  3. Grace CurtisMay 12, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    Lovely and touching post, Kathleen!

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  4. KathleenMay 12, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    Thanks, sweethearts.

    P.S. I am only bilingual with swear words.

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  5. jeronimusMay 12, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    Your mum looks very sweet.
    There was a very mellow vibe here in Sydney, people coming home from lunches with their moms, and buying flowers at the side of the road.

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  6. tedMay 12, 2013 at 9:39 AM

    I like it.

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  7. CathyMay 12, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    What a beautiful mom! I hope you and she both have a lovely Mother's Day.

    Can you tell us what the haiku tee says, or is it top secret?

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  8. KristiMay 12, 2013 at 12:17 PM

    Happy Mothers' Day to you and your beautiful mom!

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  9. MaureenMay 12, 2013 at 12:21 PM

    Wonderful photo of your mother.

    Thank you for a fun post. Just the right mix!

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  10. seana grahamMay 12, 2013 at 12:55 PM

    I love that photograph.

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  11. KathleenMay 12, 2013 at 7:38 PM

    Haikus are easy
    But sometimes they don't make sense
    Refrigerator

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  12. CathyMay 12, 2013 at 8:52 PM

    That's. Just. Awesome.

    Unfortunately, I understand it.

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  13. Hannah StephensonMay 13, 2013 at 2:36 PM

    Ha! I am a similar combo of sentimental/silly. Love that apology :).

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  14. TedMay 14, 2013 at 4:57 PM

    I did get the book of petry and I thank you for it. I have not started reading it yet. I know I will like it if I take my time and pay attention like a good student.
    I can't wait tp take a test.

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