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Comment on Remembering Mom by LaVonne Ellis

LaVonne Ellis — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:38:29 +0000

Ha! I’m betting Rush’s theme song is this old blues standard:

“Nobody loves me but my mother
Nobody loves me but my mother
Nobody loves me but my mother
And she could be jivin’ too.”

Your mother sounds fantastic, Sue — you’re so lucky to still have her. Happy late Mother’s Day to both of you.

Comment on Remembering Mom by Sue Mitchell

Sue Mitchell — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:05:18 +0000

The 15 pounds I gained in 2007, when my mom was touch-and-go with heart disease, can really relate to this story, LaVonne. I have never been able to identify with women who eat a gallon of ice cream straight out of the carton when a boyfriend turns out to be a cad, but those midnight runs to the hospital and the terrified anticipation of Mom’s open heart surgery had me stuffing cookies in my face for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

My mom survived and even lived to battle Stage IIIc ovarian cancer at age 90. Now she’s 92 1/2. (You get to be “and a half” again, just like when you were a kid, once you pass 90.)

In any case, this is a lovely tribute. I’m sure you’re right that your mother didn’t think of you as a “bad daughter.” It’s a mother’s job to see beyond our outward behaviors and know and love our true nature. That’s what makes us them so important in our lives and such a great person to learn from.

I try to feel that unconditional love I learned from my mother toward everyone, but some people make it damn hard! Rush Limbaugh comes to mind. Only his mother could love him. ;-D

Comment on Remembering Mom by LaVonne Ellis

LaVonne Ellis — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:29:20 +0000

I think you have achieved your goal, Fae.

Comment on Remembering Mom by LaVonne Ellis

LaVonne Ellis — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:28:45 +0000

Thank you, Birdy – that was a hard one to write.

Comment on Remembering Mom by Fae Nathara

Fae Nathara — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:06:49 +0000

My mother was the kindest, most compassionate, strong, amazing, most loving person I have ever known and I am so grateful for that. It’s been 15 years, give or take, since I lost my mother and if I can ‘grow up’ to be just a little like her, I’ll have gone down a good road.

Comment on Remembering Mom by Birdy Diamond, Purr-oud Leader of the Bold Kitten Brigade! :>

Birdy Diamond, Purr-oud Leader of the Bold Kitten Brigade! :> — Mon, 14 May 2012 02:50:29 +0000

Beautiful. :>

Thank you so much for sharing!

Our mothers teach us so much, knowing & unknowing, now & later. :>

Comment on Dream a little dream… by Birdy Diamond, Purr-oud Leader of the Bold Kitten Brigade! :>

Birdy Diamond, Purr-oud Leader of the Bold Kitten Brigade! :> — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:01:15 +0000

The future is always changeable, but it’s not always us that has to change.

That can be cruel-hard.

For me, my psychic skills lie in other directions, and from reading this, I’m very glad about that. It’s hard enough letting people have their own experience when you see them hurting themselves without seeing it coming as well. :>

Bright Blessings to All!

Comment on Dream a little dream… by LaVonne Ellis

LaVonne Ellis — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:57:09 +0000

The only scary precognitive dreams I’ve had involved my mother, interestingly. We are so tied to our mothers, emotionally – it makes sense that our subconscious is very keyed into any threat to her. One thing I realized as I wrote this post was something that didn’t occur to me at the time – the dream was telling me, Your mother is going to die – you’d better spend more time with her while you have the chance. So it *was* telling me something useful, I just heard a different message. I distanced myself from her instead, hoping to prevent that door from opening somehow. Foolish me!