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Happy Mothers day

10 May 2009 Leave a Comment

This is actually I post I wrote last year for my mother, I thought I would repost it today in honor of mothers day. This past year My Momma has had to come to terms with quite a lot of things, the lost of her husband of 37 years and the end of her life as a working woman. I know these things can not be easy for her to come to terms with. In January she came to live with us until she can get her disablity started with Social Security. I have thoughly enjoyed her being here, even if she has stolen my boxer bulldog, but she is my momma so I will let that slide. I know Zaynah espically has enjoyed her being here, she spends a lot of time in Grandma’s room playing and getting read to.

To be honest it has been kinda hard to see a woman you never seen sick or miss a work become no so independent. Growing up Momma was never sick, and if she was really sick and had to be in the bed that was something to worry about. Now she has James and I constantly reminding her she doesn’t need to drink so many soda’s because of her diabetes and “Aren’t you suppose to be on a special diet?” She is a trooper though and never gets mad at us for reminding her!

Last Year’s Post

I just wanted to drop a post to wish all the mothers a Happy Mothers day. I also wanted to wish my own mother a Happy Mothers day, although she is going to have to work that day, and it probably won’t be that much of a special day for her.

I do think I have the best mom there is, and I hope to live up to the standard she has set. My mom has not had a easy time of it since I have known her. The majority of my growing up years she worked two jobs to keep a roof over our head and food in our stomach’s. Growing up we might not have had everything we wanted, but she made damn sure we had what we needed. Even now if times are tough I know I can go to my momma and she will try to help me out the best way she knows how.
Now that I am a grown woman I have realized just how many of my values and ethics I received from my momma. My husband tells me all the time, as well as his family, how strong a work ethic I have, I worked while I went to school, the majority of the time full-time. Each time I was pregnant I worked up until the baby was born and went right back to work after my maternity leave was up. I did this because that is what my momma taught me to do. I remember when my brother was born, momma was in labor and still delivered papers (her second job) before she went on and went to the hospital. Another thing that James admires about me is my sense of loyalty. This too came from momma. She sticks with things even if she knows it is a losing battle, and never gives in. I have seen it takes a lot for her to finally give up on you. She has been married for 36 years, been working at the same job for about 15 years or more. I am sure at times she has wanted to walk away from both of them but she keeps on at it. She keeps in contact with family members calling at least once every week or so. And not matter how old she is she still respects her mother, something that sometimes seems to be a lost art.

She has passed on to me a love of Elvis, boxer bulldogs, and sweet tea. She never pretends to be anything she isn’t, and never has proclaimed to be anything but Brenda Crawford, wife, mother and now grandmother. If you have done anything she doesn’t’ agree with, so be it, it is your life and you are the one who has to live it. She is a pretty laid back lady, but mess with her kids or grand kids and you can see a fire in her eyes.

Although she has to work tomorrow, I plan on going by when she gets off, Zaynah has picked out a small token for her, it is not much but nothing in the world could mean as much to her as she means to her kids and grand kids.

We all love you! Happy Mothers Day!