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For all they
do, mothers are the glue
By Melissa Martin
I found the following short story circulating on the Internet. Author
is unknown. It’s about recognizing mothers for all they do. And
acknowledging that mothers are the glue.
Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, "I'm tired, and it's
getting late. I think I'll go to bed."
She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches,
rinsed the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supper the
following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugar
container, put spoons and bowls on the table, and set up the coffee pot
for brewing the next morning.
She then put some wet clothes into the dryer, sewed on a loose button,
picked up the newspapers strewn on the floor and the game pieces left
on the table, and put the telephone book back into the drawer.
She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket, hung up a towel to dry,
wrote a note to the teacher, and counted out some cash for the kids'
field trip.
She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped the
envelope, and wrote a quick reminder for the grocery store.
She put some water into the dog's dish, put the cat outside, and then
made sure the doors were locked.
Mom washed her face, put on moisturizer, and brushed and flossed her
teeth. Her husband called, "I thought you were going to bed." "I'm on
my way," she replied.
She looked in on each of the children, turned off a bedside lamp, hung
up a shirt, threw some dirty socks in the hamper, and had a brief
conversation with the older one, who was up doing homework.
In her own room, she set the alarm, laid out clothes for the next day,
straightened up the shoe rack, and added three chores to her list of
things to do the next day.
About that time, her husband turned off the TV, and announced to no one
in particular, "I'm going to bed," and he did.
After the Glue is Gone
An article on the Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home website talked
about maintaining family connectivity after the “glue” is gone. The
following is an excerpt:
“You begin to realize that your mother, the matriarch of the family was
the “glue” that held the family together; and now, in her absence, you
are finding that family connection that you have cherished so dearly
throughout your life is waning away. You find yourself asking “How can
we keep the family close when our “glue” is gone?”… Facing the death of
a loved one is hard. Facing that grief when the loved one is the last
of the former leadership of the family presents its own unique
challenges that cannot be dealt with by some cookie-cutter approach.”
www.caldwellandcowan.com/articles/keeping-the-family-together-when-the-glue-is-gone.
Dear readers: This is Melissa. I hope you benefited from this piece.
Mothers are often the glue that holds families together. And when
mothers pass away, life as we know it unravels. And the days and nights
are never the same.
Melissa Martin, Ph.D, is an author, columnist, educator, and therapist.
She lives in Southern Ohio.www.melissamartinchildrensauthor.com.
Contact her at melissamcolumnist@gmail.com.
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