tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post4383724359204812996..comments2024-03-20T21:29:34.452-04:00Comments on Karen Heenan: A different mother's day: here's to the MILFsKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00449229622474314815noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-15030374515112620152014-05-22T11:25:43.985-04:002014-05-22T11:25:43.985-04:00That story is so beautifully written! What a grea...That story is so beautifully written! What a great way to "meet" your mom. Loved the way you told that story.mimi jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09046101113822427313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-12108594125710594512014-05-21T16:50:52.250-04:002014-05-21T16:50:52.250-04:00It sounds like such a complicated relationship. T...It sounds like such a complicated relationship. There are many parents that don't quite live up to the Hallmark card, you aren't alone. <br /><br />She certainly sounds like a character. That doctor deserved a good salute, honestly. <br /><br />My husbands uncle passed away recently and he certainly lived his own way. Not much was truly traditional in his life and I'm glad to know his wife arranged a less than traditional funeral (I believe his ashes are in a car engine part). As much as funerals (or other memorials) are for the living, they have to suit the person who is gone - more real than those Hallmark cards. Your post is a really great tribute to a less than perfect mom but your mom.Seraphinalinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706215125457113080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-37445015938336914332014-05-18T16:28:27.903-04:002014-05-18T16:28:27.903-04:00I think there are a lot of us that have had a uniq...I think there are a lot of us that have had a unique relationship with our moms, but very few of us are brave enough to tell about it. Sometimes I wish I had the nerve...as it is, my brother and I talk pretty often and we talk about her a lot.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-59542370821574752942014-05-12T11:31:37.071-04:002014-05-12T11:31:37.071-04:00My mother wasn't a very good mom. Very narciss...My mother wasn't a very good mom. Very narcissistic, but having her for a mom did teach me to be very observant and it turns out being very observant isn't a bad thing to have in this life. Buying a mother's day card was always problematic as she did not possess any of qualities mentioned in the cards. My sister and I would always bemoan how much effort it took to search through all the cards to find one that was at least half way honest. To this day I am amazed that it didn't really matter that she wasn't going to win a mother of the year award for us to love her anyway. adahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439987852963054415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-57546195327575295372014-05-12T02:50:14.278-04:002014-05-12T02:50:14.278-04:00Loved your mother's day post. You are an amaz...Loved your mother's day post. You are an amazing woman. And she had not a little to do with it, willingly or not. We all are our mother's daughters. Love you.SEWNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447977771494445400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-30906227113175169842014-05-12T00:02:17.018-04:002014-05-12T00:02:17.018-04:00What a wonderfully honest story. I love your blog ...What a wonderfully honest story. I love your blog and your attitude toward life-also wonderfully honest.Kathy Bischofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-24217544420957480142014-05-11T22:30:05.143-04:002014-05-11T22:30:05.143-04:00Oh Karen, truly a piece from the heart. Thank you ...Oh Karen, truly a piece from the heart. Thank you for sharing your story.RhondaBusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555069797738423675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-4219570993591506742014-05-11T20:45:28.586-04:002014-05-11T20:45:28.586-04:00A brilliantly told story! Not all Mom Daughter rel...A brilliantly told story! Not all Mom Daughter relationships are greeting card perfect. I appreciate your sharing this with us.Laurahttp://sewatsea.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-23783551729623458522014-05-11T17:52:22.920-04:002014-05-11T17:52:22.920-04:00Well, your mom was blessed with a wise and realist...Well, your mom was blessed with a wise and realistic daughter! xoxoPattyskypantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17799925854647672151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-11676214408657024572014-05-11T09:28:14.133-04:002014-05-11T09:28:14.133-04:00Mother-daughter relationships are complex, but spe...Mother-daughter relationships are complex, but special and irreplaceable. The doctor sounds pretty embittered. His comment to your mom was more than inappropriate, and I am so glad your mom mounted a most appropriate response. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378489018825744806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-4253237190202530362014-05-11T07:49:15.226-04:002014-05-11T07:49:15.226-04:00Even though some of her choices must have been har...Even though some of her choices must have been hard for her daughter, she sounds like a real original. It makes me happy to hear that she was unrepentant about being herself, right up to the end. Gorgeous photo.Virginia at A Sewing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734911883557993627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-22935738782256766932014-05-11T07:29:43.052-04:002014-05-11T07:29:43.052-04:00It was good for me to take off the Hallmark Glasse...It was good for me to take off the Hallmark Glasses and remember there are all types of mothers in the world.Elarayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487492651398001387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1278085019370560632.post-75856881506122642442014-05-11T01:36:37.939-04:002014-05-11T01:36:37.939-04:00Your story is very moving and must have been hard ...Your story is very moving and must have been hard to write. Wisdom is hard to come by but you have it.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179368473383373302noreply@blogger.com