Mothers

Juliana sent this, saying "I thought this was good, but I deleted out all the moralizing messages. I think the age range should go quite a bit higher with more messages as women age to 75, 85 and maybe beyond. Looks like we are in the past tense at 65!" ... Juliana
The Images of Mother
4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!
8 YEARS - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 YEARS - My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.
14 YEARS - Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.
16 YEARS - Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned.
18 YEARS - That old woman? She's way out of date!
25 YEARS - Well, she might know a little bit about it!
35 YEARS - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.
45 YEARS - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?
65 YEARS - Wish I could talk it over with Mom.

My reply ... Hi Juliana. I liked this a lot. It made me reflect on my own continued connection to my mother. The other day, I was talking to my brother and I don't know what exactly I said, but he replied "That's exactly the way mom would have said that" (evidentally I was using a figure of speech that was uniquely hers and that I've woven into my vocabulary)... I would feel very good indeed about my growth as a human being if I felt I had woven more of my mother into my own personality. I hope that happens over time.