Monday, August 01, 2016

Birthday Weakend

Obviously, mom was a big part of every one of my birthday celebrations until . . . 


And obviously, she is missed. 

After three years it isn't necessarily easier, but it isn't any harder.  
The memory of her enthusiasm and her smile carried me through. 

I am now beyond the half-way mark of the fifties.  
News of a big change was delivered this weekend. .  
Boom. 

It shall remain hard to say goodbye to yesterday. 

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30 comments:

  1. For me it got harder to be without a mother as I got older, into my 40s - I didn't expect it to be that way. It's definitely a life-changing thing. You sound like you're dealing with it well, in commemorating her. Wishing you good things!

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    1. i guess having mom well into my 50s and her having such a hard last few years helps me deal, somehow.

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  2. It is hard to say good-bye to yesterday. But as long as we hold fond memories, there's not really the need to say good-bye.

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  3. Happy belated birthday!

    News of a big change? Way to keep in an idiot in suspense : )

    I love these mother/daughter pictures you post. It's hard to tell whose happier/prouder to be with the other. Beautiful!

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    1. Thank you.
      Waiting on "official" word. Will share as soon as I can.

      In that, we are twins, I think.

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  4. No easier but no harder... we'll have to accept that, I guess. Love the pix. My mom hated having her picture taken, so I have very few.

    Happy birthday, Leo-child! Hope you get your way. :-)

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    1. My mom LOVED having pictures of herself and everybody.

      Lol thank you.

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  5. Anonymous8:42 AM

    Happy birthday! So glad you were born. :)

    I'm with 8th, news? Change? Hmmmm.

    em

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    1. Hey em. Thank you.
      Yes, news and big change. :-)

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  6. Happy Birthday...My mom will be gone 29 years next week. The hardest part was that we never really got to that point where we were friends as adults since I was just out of college when she died. But I felt her presence around me for a long time which I'm sure, especially given how close you were, you probably did too. I found a lot of comfort in that. xoxoxoxo

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    1. Thank you.
      I cannot imagine not having mom around for my kids while they were kids.
      Wise wordsm oxoxox

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  7. Hope you had a good birthday. Your mother had a great smile. The deep, abiding love you have for each other is very apparent in these photos. I say "have" because I don't think love ever dies.

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    1. I did have a good birthday. Thank You. She did. It was here favorite thing to do. No, love doesn't die.

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  8. Yeah, I miss my mum too. Here's to your good mother and even better memories.

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  9. Happy birthday. And sending good thoughts about the change -- I can't tell if it was a bad or good one. Or, perhaps, just something different. I'm glad you have all those memories with her, even if it makes current birthdays bittersweet.

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    1. Thank you. The news is good...potentially.

      Me too.

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  10. Yeah, I miss my mum too. Here's to your good mother and even better memories.

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    1. Thank you and kindest wishes to you.

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    2. Thank you and kindest wishes to you.

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  11. Happy Birthday. I too miss my mom. Like you said, it isn't necessarily harder as time goes on, but it doesn't always get easier. I always just wish she could have met my kids, in this world.

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    1. It is possible to miss what never was. I am sorry for your loss.

      Thank you for the birthday wishes.

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  13. Happy birthday, happier wishes because it's double-edged. I love the pictures of you with your beautiful mom, and I can imagine how hard it is to celebrate without her, even three years in. No expiration date on that sort of thing. I hope the big change BOOM is a good one...

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    1. Thank you for the well wishes and the kind words.

      :-)

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