One glass of wine makes her giggly, although she claims she feels fine.
I traveled with her for several weeks in Italy once and never got sick of her.
When she was a community college instructor, she pissed off the Man by refusing to give false, sugarcoated grades.
She was raised by a single parent during a time when that rarely happened; her father was an alcoholic and was kicked out of the house by my grandmother.
She saw her father again when she was 16 and he was trying to mend bridges, but he was still an alcoholic so it didn’t pan out.
I’ve only heard her swear once ("bullshit") when my brother and I argued with her about having a snake as a pet.
(She eventually let us have the snake, although it died in less than a year.)
She makes me laugh when she says things like this at completely unexpected times.
She hangs up Christmas stockings for the cats.
Sometimes I’m able to buy her clothes as presents because we have the same hair and complexion, so if the color would look good on me then it’s likely to look good on her.
(I haven’t tested this theory on bras, however.)
She would choose completely random days to surprise me with eggs and muffins for breakfast. I love cereal, but on those days I’d go off to school with a warm glow in my stomach.
She hates violent action movies, but will tolerate James Bond because she likes Pierce Brosnan.
She’s the greatest Mom ever. Happy mother’s day.
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Well said!
This was great!
Dude, you rock. Not only are you the the world’s best uncle, and you’re not a bad son either. Happy Mother’s Day to a mom who did a great job!
i may argue with you, one day, on the “best mom ever” title (because, clearly, it goes to mine). but this was a great post. greg howard : family blogger.
The snake didn’t die under mysterious circumstances, did it?
Belated Happy Moms Day to all American mothers.
Ah. I’ll never forget installing the car seat for Matt. My mother used the f-word, not once, but three times. She had never said that word before, and she’ll probably never say it again.
Did the snake actually die or did your mom send the snake to a “snake ranch” where it could run and play with the other snakes?
Cuz that’s what happened to me.
Love the mom quote.
aww, even greg get’s mushy for mother’s day - my faith in humanity is renewed.
Very sweet.
no child of mine will ever have a snake as a pet. sure they may hate me for it but i think i’ll just live with that little parcel of hate.
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and your mom sounds ultra cool!
duuuude.
if i was a mom that would totally have made me cry.
thank god i’m not a mom and i can go back to surfing for porn now.
If you’re considering taking your mother to see the romantic comedy “The Laws of Attraction,” featuring Julianne Moore and that favored Bond of hers, Mr. Brosnan, make sure to give her at least one glass of wine prior to entering the theater. Then, afterwards, be sure to promise her another trip to Italy. Or buy her a nice bra.