Mother's Day is a holiday I'm somewhat ambivalent about.
My mom is not a sentimental person. At all. We show our love to each other in lots of ways, but it's very rare that we're all mushy and "I love you" with each other. Actually, this year I got her a nice Mother's Day card instead of a funny one, and I got made fun of. But she knows I love her; I got her and my dad tickets to see Star Trek at the IMAX last night. And this summer, I'm taking her to the U.P. to see glowing mushrooms. If that's not love, what is?
With my birthmom, I'm never sure what I'm supposed to do. I love her to death; she's one of my favorite people in the world. But I can never remember what I did for Mother's Day the year before, so I'm always trying to figure something out. I'm bad with sending cards on time, and I can't afford a gift. Maybe I'll just call her later. Lame, I know.
Then I start thinking about myself as a mother. I got to experience what it's like to be a mom for 9 months. I always tell people I never understood what love is until I found out about Jacob. So it's weird because I got a glimpse of what it's like to be a mom, and it was completely amazing, but very brief and incomplete.
So yeah, Mother's Day is not my favorite.
P.S. My cousin Amber just put this pic on Facebook, and I think it's hilarious. My dad's making a funny face, but besides that, you can tell he is not-at-all thrilled to be in Florida. My mom always makes weird faces in pictures. This one actually isn't that bad- usually she's attempting to smile, but the look on her face says "screw you" because she hates pictures. My jeans are so high they look like grandma jeans, and what's up with my bangs? Although despite this, when Pete saw this picture last night, he said, "Wow, you used to be pretty." Thanks, Pete. Jerk. Anyway, Andy's the only one who looks decent. I love it.
My mom is not a sentimental person. At all. We show our love to each other in lots of ways, but it's very rare that we're all mushy and "I love you" with each other. Actually, this year I got her a nice Mother's Day card instead of a funny one, and I got made fun of. But she knows I love her; I got her and my dad tickets to see Star Trek at the IMAX last night. And this summer, I'm taking her to the U.P. to see glowing mushrooms. If that's not love, what is?
With my birthmom, I'm never sure what I'm supposed to do. I love her to death; she's one of my favorite people in the world. But I can never remember what I did for Mother's Day the year before, so I'm always trying to figure something out. I'm bad with sending cards on time, and I can't afford a gift. Maybe I'll just call her later. Lame, I know.
Then I start thinking about myself as a mother. I got to experience what it's like to be a mom for 9 months. I always tell people I never understood what love is until I found out about Jacob. So it's weird because I got a glimpse of what it's like to be a mom, and it was completely amazing, but very brief and incomplete.
So yeah, Mother's Day is not my favorite.
P.S. My cousin Amber just put this pic on Facebook, and I think it's hilarious. My dad's making a funny face, but besides that, you can tell he is not-at-all thrilled to be in Florida. My mom always makes weird faces in pictures. This one actually isn't that bad- usually she's attempting to smile, but the look on her face says "screw you" because she hates pictures. My jeans are so high they look like grandma jeans, and what's up with my bangs? Although despite this, when Pete saw this picture last night, he said, "Wow, you used to be pretty." Thanks, Pete. Jerk. Anyway, Andy's the only one who looks decent. I love it.
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