An Open Letter for Mother's Day

Dear Mom,

Thirty-three years later, now that you've mothered two boys (one taller and slightly superior to the other), tell us...was the juice worth the squeeze?

Looking back on all the times we've had together - you know...the good, the bad, the happy and the sad - are you glad it all turned out the way it did? Would you do it the same way if you had a second chance?

We hope so, because we think we've had a pretty good life and owe much of it to you.

Let's face it...not many moms would pull their sons out of school in the middle of the day just to get ice cream and go see Peter Pan.

Not every mom would scrimp and save like you so that we could have the special shoes and braces we needed to grow up straight, tall and with proper orthodontia.

Not every mom would simply laugh and shake her head when she found out that one of her sons wrecked her car, lied about it, let insurance foot the bill and kept it a secret for 11 years. (Thanks for being cool about that by the way...and also for suggesting that we never tell Pop until after he's had a few glasses of wine. That was wise.)

And not every mom would be the picture of patience when reminding us that life can be full of never ending joy when you have deeply rooted faith in what matters most. The present is temporary and in the future there will always be one more fun thing, right?

Things haven't always been easy but, like you told us when we were young, "Sometimes you just have to get past the hard things. Then you can go play outside."

If we had to guess, we'd say you're pleased with the way things have gone. We know we're happy with how it's worked out. Happy Mother's Day!

Love,
MEvBLOG (& your son)

P.S. Even though we're grown up now, you're still welcome to come pull us out in the middle of the day for ice cream and a movie. Just saying...