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Forever young, I can still feel you hug me.
Michael King
October 31, 2010
Mom,
You may not have always understood me but you did something even better: you listened and you loved and you made me feel understood. I could come to you, burdened with all of my frustrations and disappointments, and scream and swear for an hour. You listened to every word, never raising your voice or your hand to me in anger. You shared with me whatever wisdom you felt me capable of receiving and never brought the matter up again.
How did you know? Who taught you to love so selflessly? Why didn't you just throw me out into the street? Most of the parents I know would have done that, once their children were grown. You were always there, no matter how much or how long I needed you. When a job or a relationship didn't work out as I'd hoped, I always had a bed in your house. Looking back, remembering the wise things you said and the patient way you awaited my understanding, I am amazed that anyone could be so...noble. It's hard for me to think of you as merely human.
None of your children seems to have inherited that particular trait. Sure, each of us is a pretty good person in his or her own way. But we're dim reflections of your strength and grit. When your family's safety was at stake, you were as ferocious as a mother bear. I'll never forget how you beat that rattler bloody when it stole into the garden where your children were playing. I never washed the blood off of that softball bat; I guess I lost it, though. I keep telling myself that one of these days I'm going to live up to your example and make you proud of me. I'm sorry, Mom. “Someday� just never seems to arrive. You're a tough act to follow.
You'll never know how much I miss you, and that's a good thing. If you knew, you'd probably come back and bake me a batch of cookies. I want you to stay in Heaven where you don't ache anymore. Rest in peace, Mom. I'll always love you.
Your son,
Michael
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