I've been on a sort of blogging break that, yes, I know, I forgot to mention to all y'all, but you know I love all y'all the same way bees love flowers and honey is sweet! (I know, I've been in The South a tad too long.) But, I digress....
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Sunday is Mother's Day here in the USA and I've always been a non-believer in Hallmark holiday sentiments and encouraged the celebration with the Krewe of their grandmothers and great-grandmothers BECAUSE those lovely and truly delightful ladies grew up in a culture that expected it. I think the Krewe understood that we celebrated those Grand Old Gals because we loved them and respected them. Plus, the parties usually were pretty damn good! Anyway, one of the things we tried to pass along to the Krewe was remembering to say I love you whenever you could and mean it! In our house (and yes, in saying this I do not wish to deny or denigrate or demean any practices by others) it was neither expected or demanded by ME that the 2nd Sunday in May had to be observed any differently than the 1st or 3rd Sunday in May. (Birthday celebrations were and still are a TOTALLY different thing.)
So, why this post today?
A commercial.
Yep, I got hit with one that brought me to tears.
It wasn't about Mother's Day directly, it was about children growing up oh so quickly. It was about knowing change/growth happens, but wishing/wanting it won't happen as fast as it does. They are with you for such a short time and then, they grow up and move on, as you want them to, but you know and hope that your relationship with your children grows and matures as well. But, when it doesn't it breaks your heart in ways you never knew possible. So, today, we should all just take a deep breath or as my friend, DeeDee always said, just breathe and enjoy everything and anything and everyone!
Here's the commercial:
(Yes, I am moved very easily to tears by commercials.)
(don't judge.)
xoxoxoxox
