This being Mothers day my thoughts just naturally turn to my own mother. Mom left us on the 18th of May in 2021. She lived a long life having been born on the 16th of September in 1929. I listened to the tales of her youth and the stories of the old days. Still, there is much I don't know, and much I will never know about the lady that was Mom. Funny how we don't think of our parents as people. Oh today we see a lot of that on social media, the old photographs reminding us that our parents and grandparents were at one time cool cats. The secret lives of parents, especially mothers if you are a guy, is often history denied. My mother would never have done that!
It's a funny thing. I've heard stories about the deeds or misdeeds attributed to my father. Those youthful escapades and adventures every young man has. I've smiled and laughed about them, accepting those tales as the gospel truth. I've had no issue with accepting any of that. When I heard just a snippet of a tale involving my mother I drew back in indignation, not my mother. My mother would never be doing anything remotely like that. Even today, at age 71, I find it hard to believe what history has told me. Mom did get a divorce, but she wasn't my mom when that happened. It wasn't her fault! She once got a ticket for a traffic violation, wasn't her fault though. She had fights with her sisters and brothers! Saw her smoke a cigarette once, and drink alcoholic beverages too, but she stopped all that sometime back in 1960's.
Mothers live in a ether world for us little boys. A world full of purity and light. Mom never did anything wrong, it was always for our own good. Even when the evidence lies before us, indisputable, that remains the case. Moms can do no lasting wrong, it's only temporary. There was always a valid reason, a purpose behind her actions. Sometimes she did things wrong just to show you that it was wrong! She didn't want to, she had to. That is the job of a mother. Mothers love and protect you forever, against anything and everything. With mothers you can remain that sacred little boy that just needs a hug. Mom is your lifelong therapist. Mothers understand. They understand what you don't know, and that is the secret to a mothers' love.
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