Happy Birthday, Mom
My mom would have been 83 yesterday. I miss her so much. My life has collapsed into a downward spiral since she died almost ten years ago. She was very protective of me, and I guess I never realized I'd have to get along without her. I had to learn things as an almost middle-aged adult that I should have learned a long time ago. And I feel like I've let her down. The house is a mess, and so are my finances and my life. I think slowly I'm emerging from the darkness. But sometimes I really do feel like a total loser. Happy birthday Mom. I miss you so much. The first picture I can remember taking with my mom. It was some photo booth somewhere. Mom in the car. I think this was April 1955. Mom on the beach, probably in Puerto Rico. This was six months before my brother was born. A very old picture. My mother is on the left, and I think this is her mother in the middle. The girl on the right is named Carol. I think this was part of a photo ...