At my age there isn’t a lot I can physically do for my girls, but I can always come up with what they need.
Just like when they were little girls with long pigtails flopping...running in..”Mommie! I need this or that for school tomorrow”.
Moms come through one way or another...being a mom is the most important job in the world but it doesn’t come with instructions...
You either sink or do your best to swim...Even when you can’t “do exactly right”...you do your best to Fake it.
Once when my youngest daughter came running up to me, she said, “Mommie! Someone made a bad mistake..I found my picture in the trash”.
I said, “ That cat! He’s always getting in trouble!.. Then I took it, smoothed it out and made a paper frame for it.
I still have it and most of every scribble and picture they ever brought home...Lots of boxes!
When each daughter had their first baby shower, I gave them some of the clothes they wore and the picture of them wearing them.
My youngest daughter is probably not having a child so I recently mailed her a tiny dress that is only a few inches tall. I sent with it a picture of her and her late Daddy. She’s sitting on a wall with him holding her safely.
She said, “It’s hard to believe I was that tiny”. She’s now about 5’10”.
That’s what moms do.
I think about all the single moms as the holidays approach and how hard it is for them.
My middle daughter is going through a divorce. She’s always been a stay at home mom like myself and her sister.
We realize how lucky we are that I have money to help her and 2 sisters and a son in law who are by her side.
Unfortunately, many single moms don’t have that.
They love their children just as much as we do, but they don’t have family support.
My heart goes out to them. I lived with my sister who was divorced. She had 4 children.
No no matter how old we get or how much time goes by that we who once struggled;don’t think about those who are still struggling..
This is the time of year when I make my big donations. Sure, during the year I’ll send checks to mostly animal places who need help. I sent money to pit bull rescuers, a lady I saw on TV who cares for old dogs. I have a friend from school who cares for sick horses, I helped her out.
But this is the time when I help out the single moms who really need it.
When you are making out your yearly donations, my advice is to check into your area and find local places where you know they’ll make good use of the donation.
Those moms are around...keep an eye out...
Fondly, Annabellethecat/Linda
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