That's What Moms Do.

Here's a photo of  Mom with my brother Jim. That was 1956 and she was 24 years old.

She doesn't look tired or frazzled.

But I know she was. Being a new mom, or an old one, is tiring and sometimes exasperating.

Still, she managed a smile in this photo.

That's what moms do.

They smile even when they want to cry.


                            

Dear Mom,

Thank you for being there for me all these years. And smiling when you wanted to cry.

Even when you wanted to kill me.

Love,

Mary