MOTHERS DAY
Add Topic On Mother’s Day , I’ll be excited to celebrate the moms in my life. If the occasion resembles last year, I’ll likely be seated at a long table in a nicer casual restaurant. I’ll silently think of how grateful I am for my mom, my person who brags to her friends about the smallest of my accomplishments, including making tasty guacamole. And I’ll wonder why I, a writer, can never represent my love for her in the space of a pricey greeting card. I briefly wonder to my single, 36.83333-year-old self why none of it has happened to me yet. What is taking my forever person so long? How unimaginably wonderful would it feel to have a tottering little one cling to my leg and call me mom? My eyes will fall to my sister-in-law. I’ll take the time to appreciate the effort she puts into being a mom to my two young nieces, who melt my heart every time they call me Aunt Boo Boo. And when I look at my nieces, who will likely be steadfastly coloring kids menus or negotiating c...
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