When I was younger, around middle school age, my life sucked eggs. I think every girl's life does when she is 12 and 13. It's just awkward growing into a woman and still feeling like a little girl but not wanting to admit it. I can remember many, many times when my mother would gather me into her arms as I cried over some new heartache and she would softly whisper into my ear, "I know this is hard right now, but if it helps to know the truth...you've always been my favorite child." And you know what? It did help.
My brother says she used to tell him the same thing when he was a kid, but I don't believe him. He went off and married a Yankee....a Yankee!!!! And as we all know, you just can't trust a guy like that.
Happy Mother's Day, Mom!
from your favorite child (Shut up, Butch, and I mean it. grrrrrr)
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This coming from someone whose state is named after cheaters! ;)
Not my state, sweetie, I'm from Texas. Nice try though.
Happy Birthday from one favorite to another... Hope
My mom used to the say the same thing to each one of us too!!
Got to hand it to my mom that's the only way she survived with us kids...always joking and loving us!
Hey, I'll take you down, sis! ;-) I love you. Happy Mother's Day. Thanks for being my other-OTHER-mom. :-)
Erin,
Actually, Oklahoma means "people red", refering to native Americans. I think you are refering to the term, "Sooner", who were the settlers who illegally came in early to stake claims on land during the land run of 1889. "Sooner" is also the mascot name of our beloved University of Oklahoma (GO Sooners!)
That's your history lesson for the day (I can never leave a teaching moment alone-the curse of a homeschooling mom!)
Love, Suzanne
Doug-I'd like to see you try.
Suzanne-That's one of the many reasons we love you.
Happy Mother's!!
Imelda
Love that story. Moms are awesome, aren't they! Hope you had a wonderful day.
My mom never actually SAID those words, but I know that her favorite child was the one whose name started with an "L"...
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