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Hope all the SYC Moms have a great Mother's Day.

I sure miss my mom and her smile.

Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers in the world today. My mom passed in 2022, Love your mom unconditionally, they helped bring us in the world. God tells us , Honor thy Mother & thy Father. God Bless America ����

I've posted this before. Mom in my Pace Car Camaro in 1980. I stood on the roof of her house for this photo.

My Mom with the Nomad,
she 89

Both beautiful!

I don’t know of a bigger Momma’s boy than me!I lived at home til I was 34, and married for six months. My Mom still cried the day I left. She passed in 2008 after a 10 year battle with dementia. My Mom had a thing for lady bugs, she loved them! On Saturday, I was cutting the grass, singing one of my favorite Tom Petty songs “There’s a dream I keep having, where my Momma comes to me, and she kneels down over by the window and says a prayer for me”. I looked down and there was a lady bug on my chest! I lost it!
Buddy

Great song!!

Yesterday was hard for me. My first Mother's day without Mom.

Mom died January 17, one day before my birthday. Would have turned 95 next week.

Long slow decline, starting with COPD then dementia. Sherri and I took care of all Mom's affairs (with help from other family members) for the last 6 plus years. Mom would always say: "I am sorry I am so much trouble." Every time I would say: "Well, Mom, if we are keeping score, you will never catch up to me and the trouble I caused you."

That's the only good thing about dementia. I could tell her the same joke 10 times a day and it was just as fresh and funny each time.

I won't bore you with all the reasons Mom was special; but will tell one story.

When I was 6 years old, I followed my older brother (ripe old age of 9) to the local school yard one Saturday to play baseball. All the other boys were 9 or 10, or thereabouts. Of course, I was the last one chosen. When we got home I was complaining (mind you I wasn't whining or crying.... just complaining) that I was chosen last. TODAY, most moms would call the other moms and try to make sure the kids came up with a "more equitable inclusive" manner of picking teams so that no one would get their feelings hurt. Mom just said: "Why don't you go practice until you're better than them." She was 30 years old when she said that. Then took me out into the back yard and pitched to me. Set up a target for me to throw at. I did get better. By the time I was in 6th grade, I was the only sixth grader that got to play on the Jr. High team. When I was in HS, I threw a no-hitter and hit a home run in the same game as a sophomore. Not bad for a kid that was only 5'7". It was the only game my grandfather ever watched me play. Her Dad was a prize fighter, and in 1921, the fastest man in the Navy. She was just as tough, and passed that determination to me. She taught me that ordinary people can do extraordinary things if they are willing to out work every one around them.
Thanks Mom.

My Mom died in 2022 from a Glioblastoma brain tumor. She didnt know she had it long and not sure she realized what was happening. Left her flowers at the cemetary on the road she lived on. Still hard to believe she isnt in the house when I stop. Take care of your Moms. Feel like we let ours down since there was nothing we could do

I lost both my parents within 10 months of each other, they were in their early/mid 70's. I tend to spend my Mothers Day (and every other day actually) telling anybody who will listen "spend every minute you can with your Parents" Have become very good at recognizing "family traits from my parents" (good and bad, lol) in my kids and that makes me smile for sure