Mothersall Know All
May 20, 2008
Running out of options with my problem teenager, I let my frustration leak out during a visit to my aging mother who lives in a nursing home. She stared at my face as I was telling my tale of woe, nodding every few minutes. At the end of my hour long vent, she slowly leaned forward, took my hand in hers and said “Relax and enjoy this time. It will be gone in no time and you’ll realized you’ve wasted it all being mad at him because he won’t do exactly as you want him to do. He’s not perfect, but you aren’t either and trying to control his every action will only disappoint you and anger him. Now go home and let me take a nap.”
She closed her eyes and promptly began snoring. I smiled at this wise old lady and wondered why I hadn’t talked to her about this sooner. She had been the greatest Mom in the world when I was a teenager and I’d underestimated her because of her age. Learn something new every day.
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