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"For You, Mama"
I am what is referred to as a seasoned mom.  Meaning, my Wee One's are women in their own right ...or close enough to it.  One is fully on her own and the second is not too far behind.

When the girls were little they would surprise me with little oddities, like a heart shaped stone, an unusual piece of sea glass, a box of rolly pollies, or a picture drawn free hand and colored in perfectly.


The best of these gifts came not during a holiday season, or my birthday, or any other significant event.  Rather, I was gifted these items out of the blue...just because I happened to be on their mind.

That  timing and the words, "for you, mama", are what makes those treasures so special.

The girls are so much older now that I rarely get those little surprises, especially the boxes of rolly pollies.  But today I did.  From the eldest.  She's traveling, seeing the country, listening to weird music by Phish and having the time of her life.  Which is why this little gift, with her standing next to a sign that says "Fabulous Texan" and the message "for you mama" means so much.  It means, though she's off on her own, enjoying herself and the company of her travel mate, she is still thinking of me and wants me to know it.

I can't think of a single act that would make my day any brighter than the words "For you, Mama".  Even after all these years.

How about you?  What do your own Wee One's say or do that makes your heart sing?
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Ahhhhhhhh, that's soooooooooo sweet.  I so agree with your sentiments.  The closest I can come was a phone call about a week ago.  Like you, my daughter is grown and gone.  She lives in St. Louis about 500 miles away so we don't get to see each all that often.  She's an educator, bit more of an Administrator in her new position in a very very tough area in the inner city.  That really gives us Mom's cause for pause.  She called to say "Thank You".  She's a rather bright young lady and was a bit of an outcast in her early years in school.  She was serious about school, not boy crazy, and not into sports...3 huge strikes against her.  We made lots of sacrifices to be able to afford a private school for her.  She loved loved loved the new environment.  Being around students more like herself who actually liked school etc.  She had a very tough day that day at work, breaking up fights, and going after a runaway.  Young girl running away from school in a neighborhood where it really isn't safe for her to be alone and my daughter went after her.   She called to say thank you for sending her to the other school.  To say thank you for putting her in a safe and comfortable environment.  Brought tears to both my husband's and my eyes.  She did get the runaway safely back to school.
Sandy Holladay on Oct, 01 at 7:10 AM
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Sandy, Your daughter gave you quite the special gift in that phone call.  I think I might have had tears in my eyes too, having her put her day in context that way and then saying "Thank You".  I would definitely call that a "for you, mama". 

I love that my daughters have grown into their own women, but I still miss being given the last rose of the season from the garden, or a handful of stones, or whatever they came up with.  The 'for you mama' comes differently now - but, I'll take them all.

Jackie Peraza on Oct, 01 at 7:24 AM
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I couldn't agree more with ya.  I'm excited to see her and see how the new job is coming along.  It's quite a reasponsibility and she'll no doubt have lots of stories for us.  We're heading out to visit in a couple of weeks, and I'm really looking forward to it.  Sometimes she'll say, hey you know it's your fault cause you taught me to not give up and to be responsible and work hard when she tells us she's done or is doing x y z.  lol
Sandy Holladay on Oct, 01 at 7:50 AM
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