"The BEST Mother Ever"

I have to be honest when I say that I will be glad when this weekend is over. I'm tired of hearing all the advertisements for Mother's Day presents. They want you to buy everything from chocolate covered strawberries to flowers and just about anything else. I was talking to my sister about it the other day and she said that she thinks so many mother's struggle with Mother's Day because of their own insecurities when it comes to raising children. When I mentioned this to my cousin, who has never been married or had children, she said, "I love Mother's Day, it's one of my most favorite holidays." I couldn't believe it, so I said, "WHY?" She then said, "because I had the BEST Mother ever, and her Mother, our dear Grandma, was the best Mother too." After hearing her tell me how much she loved this blessed day, I decided I needed to change my attitude. I too have the best Mother ever. They were sisters and even though they were different, they were both wonderful. There have been times when I have scolded my Mom because she didn't give me the right DNA. She didn't pass on her genes for being sweet, kind, forgiving, faithful and skinny. She always apologizes for the skinny thing and just tells me I take after my Dad. Darn It! I am well aware of the fact that I'm not the same person I was forty years ago. Life has a way of  kicking you in the head and changing who you are. At times I wish I had made different decisions but that never helps anything, just makes me more sad. So this Sunday I'm going to have the family over to honor my Mother. We are going to have banana splits, ice cream sundaes and as much sugar as the kids and grand kids can eat. We are going to celebrate this blessed day not because I was a great mother, but because I had the BEST Mother ever.