Dear Mom,
I wish you had been a blogger.
I know you loved to write. And though you never penned the words, you sometimes spoke of youthful hopes and dreams.
But, oh, to have the stellar moments of your life in a diary, a journal, a blog! What a treasure that would be now that you are gone.
I wish you had been a blogger Mom.
The stories of your lifetime reside in my flawed memories and colorful imagination. You were the center of my world. And I believed my brother, Steve, and I were the center of yours. Maybe that is all that really matters now, but
I wish you had been a blogger.
Who were you growing up? Who was that handsome fellow who courted you for seven years? Who were your friends? Where did you go? What did you do? Who took you to the Met for the operas you loved so much?
I smile now at the Beach Girl photos we saved, and wish they could come alive. How beautiful you were. I don’t remember you like that, with the young girl’s laughter and joy at being young.
How did you feel before I was born? What was it like working as a publication “reader” and meeting a down- and-out Walt Disney?
I have patched together your life Mom, like I used to carefully fill in my old coloring books, forced to stay inside the lines, weaving a lifetime from half-known truths and guessing at the colors to fill in the blanks.
I remember the comfort of your warmth, the safety in your arms, the immense love you gave.
It was enough. It is enough.
It is not enough.
I wish you had been a blogger Mom.
This is a perfect Mother’s Day post. Thanks.
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Beautifully written, Dor! Happy Mother’s Day to you! I’m glad YOU are a blogger…
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Thanks for stopping by Donna. I have been wandering around your blog too, and love your photography and write-ups, so I’m following you. Dor
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Thank you Dianna! This is high praise and the feeling is mutual. 🙂
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There are so many things I wish for my mother’s generation. I wish she was a blogger and emailer and photographer so I’d have documented memories.
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This is the greatest post, Dor. I wish, so wish, that my mother was a blogger right now. It would be fascinating to read her thoughts. Unfortunately, that’s probably never going to happen…
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Ditto Kate – Ditto!
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Wow, you just brought tears to my eyes. That was sooo beautiful. As usual, you just know the perfect combination of words to paint us a vivid picture :).
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You are good Cindy! Inspirational. Thank you friend.
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You are very welcome 🙂
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What a lovely tribute to your mother! I loved the way you combined the pictures and words. Even though your mother wasn’t a blogger, you wonderfully filled in many of the pieces.
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Ah, such wonderful images – just love them! Can you imagine the insight….
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I love this Dor, and I absolutely love the pictures.
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So true. It would be fun to know what was going on inside my mom’s and grandma’s heads as they grew up and raised kids. But I guess they were too busy surviving and working hard to take time.
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According to your archives, it seems you have a blogaversary! This is such a perfect post for Mother’s Day and for your blogaversary. Well done, Dor.
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What a lovely post for Mother’s Day and every day! I feel exactly the same about my Mom. I wish she had written a journal, so I could visit her there and learn about all the things I didn’t think to ask her before she passed from this life to the next. This one was sure special, Dor!
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I do wish she had written in a diary as your Grandma did Sheryl. What a wonderful gift that is.
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Thanks *hugs*! 🙂
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This is so true of so many.
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Thanks for that reminder Georgette. I never even noticed that I started this blog a year ago this month! It came as a big surprise! 🙂
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Thanks Mama! 🙂 You are the sweetest friend.
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Thank you for echoing the feelings so many of us share. We never ask the right questions until it’s too late to get the answers. This was beautiful.
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Thanks Susan! That is a high compliment. 🙂
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I hope you had a lovely Mother’s Day. What a wonderful tribute to you Mom!
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Great post, Dor. I wonder what my mother would have blogged about–canning tomatoes, cute things her kids said, the messes they made?
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It’s the call of the past. We want to know more, feel more of what they felt, see more through their eyes. Blogging is the next best thing. Thanks for your lovely comment Patti!
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This is one of the more beautiful and sincere posts I have read in a long time! True love shines through -:)!
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How very sweet you are Daniela! Thank you. 🙂
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