Happy Mother's Day!
Today is, of course, Mother's Day in the United States (and a few other countries as well).
I looked across the internet for a site about it and here is one I found that gives a nice history and such.
We come from different backgrounds, different parts of the world and have very different political philosophies. However, I would hope we can come together on days like this and have a moment of communion in appreciation for mothers worldwide. No politics, no sniping, no references to war or the President or the economy or taxes or the election, just a day to give thanks for and to mothers for the long list of sacrifices they've made in our upbringing. Things we don't even think about.
I thought that a blog where we can thank our mothers and even brag about them a little bit might be nice to have on uch a day. I guess I'll get things rolling.
My mother is a soft-ware tester in Oklahoma. She fancies herself as a decorative painter (when she does it, which is about once a year or so) and I think she's actually quit good at one stroke painting (if only she'd paint more often). She gave birth to me in a rather long labor process, being in labor for over 20 hours. Just as they were talking about a c-section, I decided to come out. (Hey, it was warm and I wasn't responsible for anything. I was content where I was.) She was a stay at home mom for a number of years, but eventually joined the workforce to try and keep the family from homelessness.
She started doing data entry at a nationally known health insurance company and rose through the ranks fairly quickly, ending up writing manual tests for software QC for the different companies that the health insurance company managed. She moved to Okahoma in 2004 for a job and so that my father (born in Oklahoma) could go back to the state he loved (He liked Minnesota, but Oklahoma was home).
I imagine that, as I write this, she is still asleep, and I'll be talking with her later today.
Ok, now it is your turn.
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My mom is a high school English teacher. She taught me everything I know. She has had a very hard life and has persevered. I admire her for that. She supports me 100%. I am excited to be home for Mother's Day for the first time in eight years (we are no longer listening to my dad when he says I'm not allowed in his house). I think she is excited too! We'll be having dinner together this evening, and we may go to a movie.
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My mom is a store associate at a chain convenience store. She's been working there for about eighteen years, and she's a real trooper. Ever since I can remember, she's always had two jobs. Wawa (the store), and some other job. She's been a lunch aide, a teacher's assistant, and one of the accounts payable clerks. However, she was stricken with cancer two years ago and then she ended up with NO jobs. Her office job eventually fired her for not coming back to work on time (she had cancer, not a broken leg, COME ON), but her convenience store job encouraged her to take as much time as she needed, that no matter what happened they'd welcome her back with open arms. Well, she recovered, and is now only working the one job at Wawa. Her health won't allow her to work as much as she used to, though she's still just as hard working. People who know my mom come up to me and praise her to no end. I'm proud of that.
For Mother's Day, my father and I will take her out to eat at her favorite buffet (she loves buffets), and I think maybe this time I'll pick up the tab. It's the least I can do since she and my father are working to pay off my college tuition. I also made her a basket of paper flowers. Everything in it, including the basket, is hand-made from paper. I love origami, and I think my mom enjoys looking at it. :) Right now she's at work, and so is my dad... :) I can't wait to bring these down to her when she comes home.
My mom is a discharge planning nurse at a small hospital in a small town. She's been a single mom of 4 since our dad died 6 years ago, and she's doing a super amazing job at it. :-)
For Mother's Day, I think my mom is out to brunch with her mother-in-law and some siblings-in-law. She went to Duluth, Minnesota to help my brother move out of his dorm at St. Scholastica this weekend, because he's decided he wants to come back to Nevada for school. My sister, other brother, and I mailed her one of those ENORMOUS cards and are planning a nice dinner for her when she returns on Monday.
Ummmm... I bought some orange and white peruvian lilies and I'm trying really hard to convince myself they're for Mother's day and not just because I thought they were pretty. ;-)
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My mom is unemployed but will soon once again be a tax examiner. She HATES that job. She is an artist and musician. She was the organist/choir director for our church for about 15 or 16 years but that was something she did for money. The music she really loves is show tunes/classical/techno/outer space pop. She recently started her Myspace music page (which I shall shamelessly plug). Myspace.com/demitrusrhapsody. She's been doing abstract art since before I was born. She's one of the best artists ever in my opinion. Her paintings are all over the house, on every wall. It's normal to us, but people are always surprised when they first come over and then I remember that this isn't common in every household. She used to teach middle school. Also, she is a bit of an iconoclast, a trait I've inherited. She is supportive of me and all my interests (which is saying a lot to say the very least). She's a joker. Every time we're somewhere and she spots a girl who seems like a lesbian, she asks me if I want her to get the girl's number.
Tonight my sister and I took her out to dinner then we went to see Speed Racer, which I figured my mom would like if for nothing more than the color.
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