Mothering Day
Some of you know I am not a big fan of Mother's Day. Years ago, when I became a mother, we had the Mothers over for Mother's Day. Some years it was cold cuts, other years, burgers and dogs. We always had a homemade cake. Then one year I had enough of that. So my sister Carla had a brunch that she set up and invited all her folks to - it was lovely, of course. I came across pictures of it when going through her photos. It was in the community room at Tide Harbor .where she lived at the time. She made eggs, and meats, there was fruit salad, pastries, rolls. Orange and other fruit juices. Really nice, but a LOT of work. Now Carla was thought by many not to have had any children, but in reality, she raised a bunch of kids over the years. Like many people, she learned (as did all of her kids) that you do not have to give birth to a person to raise that person right - to be a Mother. Just like all of us Mothers, she learned that even with the best of intentions, those children go t...