Your Mom...

Once again, as I do every year...

My mom passed 11 years ago today. I can't tell her that I love her anymore.

So I ask, with all my love, please call your mom on this day to tell her that you love her.

For those of you who have lost your moms, I feel for you.

This is my way of telling my mom I love her. The more moms that are told they are loved today, the more love I am able to send my mom.

Thank you so much

Be safe.

Two days ago would have been my mother's 88th birthday.  She has been gone since 1985.  Besides her, I had a wonderful stepmother, who I didn't acquire until I was grown.  My dad devoted his life to raising three girls along with the help of his mother.  So my grandmother was the mother I really loved and miss.  Also, my mother in law.  God blessed me with some good mothers, and they are all gone. By all means, if you have a mother, never take her for granted.  When you stand over their grave, you realize you never get any more chances.  Grandmother, Mother, Elaine, and Mama Iris., I know all of you are in heaven, but you are still missed here on this earth.  I love you as much today as ever.

I lost my Mom to cancer on June 5th of last year.  August 13th would've been her birthday.

Even though we had a somewhat rocky relationship toward the end, I miss her so much.

I'm so fortunate to still have my mother. We have a phone date every Saturday afternoon. We usually talk for about an hour and end with "I love you".

Thank you for posting this. It is a wonderful reminder.

Last October my Mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer (and no she never smoked a day in her life). She has been putting up one hell of a fight and is defying all the odds and statistics they can throw at her. We go for scans tomorrow so of course I am anxious. The last time we did scans it showed the tumors had spread significantly into her bones, kidneys, and pancreas. Now we are on a new kind of chemotherapy and it's time to see if it's working. Fingers crossed! 

As much as I hate cancer it has taught me to appreciate every single day that I get with the people that I love. I get to see my Mom everyday, hug her everyday, and tell her I love her every single day. That lesson is an amazing gift and has made my family closer than I ever thought possible. 

Don't wait until your Mom is gone or sick like mine to tell her how much she means to you. 

So, for you MyRage, I made an extra special "just called to say I love you" call to my Mom a few minutes ago even though I saw her a few hours ago. You can never say it enough! 

My thoughts are with you on this difficult day, and to the rest of you who have shared about losing your Moms. They are always with you. 

Sorry I do realize I am a few days behind. Thinking of you all today anyway- no harm can come from that. 

Ty everyone.  My mom's birthday is August 13th I make a point to remember positive memories on that day. My mom's fear was being forgotten. As long as I, my brother, my cousins, and aunts n uncles are alive, she is still loved and remembered.

The last thing I said to my mom was "I love you" I know, because she always told me that's how you end a conversation with someone you love. That way, if something happens, you don't have the regret of not telling them you love them. Great advice to live by. I've been popping in here and there, but trying SO hard to be positive.

Even if the 12th of Sept. is hard for me, I think of it, not as a day for me to gain attention or get lots of condolenses, but as a day for us to remember our moms. Yeah there is mother's day, but... I think a random call on day to hear "I love you" from your child is more powerful then a call on a holiday, or birthday. Not to say those times are not important. Just that it is more expected on those days.  I think my mom got sents LOTS of love that day, thanks to everyone on my FB Friends list, and here, and I thank you all with all my heart and soul.

Now that the hardest month of my life (August 13th her dob, to September 12th her dod) is over, I hope my mind will stop jumping to her and the feelings of loss will be less frequent. I don't understand why, even If I am not watching the dates or thinking about their significance, I still feel a sadness at that time.

Again thank you so much. I hope anyone who runs across this thread will still call and say I love you, or share happy positive memories about their mom. It doesn't have to be 9.12 for it to work in my mind. Just as long as I inspire someone, that is all it takes. We all also need to remember our dads as well. Mine is still alive and I randomly txt him I love you, just because I think of him. He's not much of a talk on the phone kind of guy. He can read txts but doesn't know how to respond. LoL



Be safe.