Lena Headey as Sarah Connor

My mom left my dad

That’s what I’m most proud of her for

it enabled us to finally breathe and acknowledge that something wasn’t right

Before? it was like standing still in the dark pretending that the sun hasn’t set

knowing full well that it has

but no one is talking about it …so …what can you do

oh people are people and they talk I’m sure

In fact , I know …

but you didn’t see  the things that I saw

and if there is one thing I’ve learned??

never judge a family or a person

you don’t know what hell lies behind  doors

 

Mom taught me how to read , write and  appreciate the arts

she even taught me to dance

I have a lot of good stories about her

of all the children, I might even be the most like her, I don’t know

We both notice small things, are easily distracted and enjoy sitting in  diners watching people

for hours ( as long as hot chocolate and a book is close by )

She came to life after she left

Did she leave him for another man?

No

She did it for herself and the children

All the years I was growing up?

it was like she was in a box …

like Princess Belle if you will

present ..but emptied of everything that makes a person

I can’t tell you why she left..

That’s her story

What I can tell you is she’s a strong woman

it took a lot of courage

I was there

I helped her leave

 

Separations happen everyday

But we cast a judgmental eye

Never considering the possibility that separation or divorce is ok

Well I believe that it is

unfaithfulness?

it’s deeper than merely sleeping with another person

I believe you’ve broken your marriage vows the minute you hit her

I believe you’ve broken them the minute you cut off affection and intimacy

the minute you start looking at her as an object , something beneath you

to control and manipulate

relationships are hard I get that

it’s two people with issues and desires and complications and love

But you won her heart ..  great…are you trying to keep it?

My mom was in a box

unable to be herself  to have a thought or word that was her own

and she had the courage to break free

So this Mother’s Day

Because I’m tired of all the cliche’s

I would like to say Happy Mother’s Day

to mom

I will always see her as the image above

because I’ve seen a strength and a courage that I never knew

My mom is a real Southern Lady

not a redneck

a lady

She taught me to dance to write and appreciate the arts…to read and enjoy life

but she also taught me how to pray

to always stand for right because it’s right

regardless of the opinion of the masses

Happy Mother’s Day

To all Mother’s Like My Mom