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You know, I never really thought much about my Mom until her latter years, and now I find myself thinking about her more than ever.
She taught me so much. The little things that I do almost daily; Like how to mix a can of tuna, sharpen a knife or whittle a stick without cutting myself, shoot an arrow and fire a rifle, catch a ball or a fish, ride a bike and drive a car. She taught it all to me.
More than that, she taught values; Values I try to use every day; Like mean what you say, stand up for what you believe, help those that you can, be proud of America, pay your taxes, and repay what you borrow. She was always there for me.
But I was not always there for her and I regret that now. I could make excuses, but it simply boiled down to selfishness on my part. Too selfish to call her on her birthday, too busy to tell her I love her on Mother's Day, and too selfish to take time from my life to visit with her more often and share my children with her.
I know all that now, but I am glad to have had the opportunity to recognize my errs and to make ammends with her before it was too late.
I'm sorry to bore you guys with this stuff. I'm sure that most of you loved your mothers as well. But on this Mother's Day, I only wish I would have loved my Mom more when I had the chance.
I love you Mom!
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I think all of us could do more to honor our moms, or our moms' memories for those who have passed away. We take moms for granted, plain and simple. What your mom taught you, though, left a legacy, as most of that was also passed on to your children (except for the rifle and the whittling I think). So continuing in her footsteps is often more honoring that lipservice anyway.
ReplyDeleteThe foolishness of not listening to her reminds me of her constantly.
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