Yesterday was my mother's 90th birthday and we had a a celebration at the long term care facility where she lives. Mom has Alzheimer's and seems like a different person than the mother we grew up with. In this post I would like to honour mom and show gratitude for all that she has done for me. She was kind, sensible and hard working. She taught by actions and didn't "preach". I don 't think I would be the person I am today if it weren't for her. I am grateful for the following gifts she gave me throughout life:
- she treated all 3 daughters equally
- she put us before herself
- she always made sure I had the biggest piece of cake :-))
- when times got tough she opened her home to me, my son and a 130 pound dog
- she let me live with her as long as I needed to get back on my feet and never complained
- she encouraged us all to get a higher education
- she gave me a strong spiritual foundation
- she never judged me
- she accepted me as I was
- she never said "I told you so" when I made a mistake
Ever in gratitude,
Marg
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