Stress about mom!

I think many of us who are close to our mom’s worry about the day that they are no longer here with us. Like you, I was also very close to my mom…to me, she was the only person in the world who truly knew who I was. I went thru different times in my life, when the thought of losing her was more acute than at others.

You can ask her to please stop smoking, and tell her that you love her so much you want to have around for as long as possible…that at least plants a seed in her head, to quit, tho, she will quit when she’s ready to. The fact that you understand that loving her, and trying to not disappoint her…to be all that you can be, is wonderful. The realization that parents aren’t around forever, doesn’t usually hit people until they’re way older…on this, you are far ahead of your peers!

The chances are, sweetie…that your mom will live for years and years from now…it doesn’t make it easier to lose them, when the time comes…but it does allow the time for her to see you grow and flower…and that’s gold in a mom’s eyes…

I lost my mom two and a half years ago…I was 56 (all those fears from when I was young, didn’t happen until I was getting up there, myself)…I think about her everyday…not with grief, just missing our talking on the phone, dropping by her house…sharing something funny…or new…just miss her~

phrannie