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Happy Mother's Day....It's Not Time Yet
| Posted on May 10, 2009 at 11:49 PM |
Happy Mother?s Day to all the wonderful mothers out there including my own mom, Mrs. Leila ?Mama Lee? Darity.
A few weeks ago I received a text message from a friend. The text read, ?I was reading the May issue of Ebony Magazine and I thought about you, see page?? I was on my way to a function but made a mental note to check-out the referenced page as soon as I had a chance.
At 10:44 pm I was at the local Sweetbay Supermarket reading a delightful Mother?s Day story about a woman who made it a point to contact her children at the very moment that her water broke marking the beginning of their birth. By the way, Essence Magazine is all the buzz with their May issue featuring First Lady Michelle Obama and her mother Mrs. Marian Robinson (has any other mother of the First Lady been so recognized). Well I suggest checking out both magazines because they really need our support.
The reason my friend thought of me is because I have a long standing tradition of calling my children at the exact time they were born, to wish them a happy birthday. No matter where I am or what I am doing, I stop to make the call
I can remember my eldest daughter Morgan thinking I had forgotten her birthday, and telling me that I only remember when she says something. I told her ?no that is not true. If you think about it, I call you every year at the exact same time.? Aha, a light went on. Since that day many years ago, she has waited for her special call to come in at exactly the moment she was born. The tradition does not stop with her, my sixteen year-old figured it out and anticipates her call or text at her special time. Now my daughter Jasmin, who has Autism (check-out my April Blog), gets her greeting in the form of a kiss in the early morning hours.
Birthdays have always been special to me. My two fondest memories of my own birthdays come in the form of two cakes my mother purchased for me. One was for my eleventh birthday. It was a ?Strawberry Shortcake? cake. That?s right kiddies; little Strawberry Shortcake is nothing new, she was around way back then. The other cake was a multi-layered cake with white icing and yellow trim, and pineapple filling. I remember this cake so well because as beautiful and delicious as it was, I remember being very unhappy about it; and I believe this was the last time my mother bought me a birthday cake as a child.
On Mother?s Day, our mom?s are not only remembered for giving birth to us and setting the foundation, she is also remembered for kissing our booboo?s and making them all better; for comforting us and never saying ?I told you so;? for the hugs and kisses after she has whipped our behinds and telling us it hurt her more than it hurt us; and for loving us despite or ugly ways. But most of all, moms are remembered for all the small things she did/does to make us feel special and loved. So whether it is calling on your birthday at that special time, or buying a cake decorated with your favorite childhood character; if you have a mother in your life please take a moment to remember that special thing she did to make you feel loved and give her a call, write it in a card, or email it, whatever means you choose, let her know how that gesture touched your life and bet that will mean more to her than all the flowers in the world.
Much Love,
Tracy
Tracy L. Darity is the author of He Loves Me He Loves Me Not! To learn more, check-out her website www.TracyLDarity.com. ou may also follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Tracy's Book Club.
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