When I grow up I want to be just like my mum.
No really I do, I doubt there could be any greater compliment.
My mum is frightened by the internet, fears facebook like it’s the devil and hasn’t quite worked out if this blog is a good or a bad thing.
She is also quite possibly one of the world’s most fabulous people. She sees a problem and she fixes it, she sees hunger and she feeds it. Her scones and fruit salads have been sampled by almost everyone in my home town and she can always make more if you need them.
My children idolise her, to the extent that they are as naughty for her as they are for me so she really is like a second mother to them. She flies down the M1 like a bat out of yorkshire when we need her and quite honestly, we need her a lot
Sometimes we don’t say what we want to when we have the chance. I want to put down on paper how I feel about my dear old ma.
If mum ever reads this (she is a subscriber but not sure how to use email) I hope she sees the genuine adoration and affection behind the written word.
‘Dear Mum,
Thank you, for everything, like when Libby-Sue was in hospital, for running the twins birthday party, for when the children were born and when only you knew what it was like to have twins. Thank you for diet motivation and boxes of chocolates, for Alton Towers and Blackpool, for babysitting and farm trips. For washing, ironing and removing all dirt (and sorry it seems to have come back!) For cuddles when I was small and hugs now I am bigger.
I love you more than words can say, certainly not just for what you do but for who you are.
Dad – you are pretty marvellous as well and have exceptional taste in women.’
Love
Jane
X
I want to be like my mum too, its lovely to have awesome ones isn’t it!
yes
This is wonderful. I hope your mum does read it- perhaps the twins can show her how next time she’s about..
lol thanks
What a truly lovely post. I hope your mum reads this, she will be soooo proud of you.
CJ xx
Thanks CJ – could go either way – she dislikes the t’internet
Ahhh lovely. Your Mums sounds great and missing the internet just means she is there for a whole lot more living in the real world 🙂
Not having a Mum any more well not for a long time now 🙂 I always love reading other people stories about Mum’s and love it even more when they have relationship like you x
Yesterday Bex did a ‘Happy Birthday Mum’ post for me, which did make me cry just a wee bit 🙂
Oh how lovely I will read tonight x
Sounds like you have lots to live up too, what an amazing example to follow!! I have a stepmum just like that, it makes life so much easier and lots more fun!!! x
it really does x
Your Mum sounds lovely 🙂
Thanks I am rather lucky my ma and pa are both splendid x
Awww this made me well up! She sounds fantabulous. My mum is fantabulous too 🙂
Thanks,
I am rather lucky x
Awww. That is so lovely! You are a lucky lady 🙂
Yup!
After everything with my son I hope he grows up & thinks that of me. Such a lovely post, of which I’m sure your mum will love if she ever gets around to reading it 🙂
hasn’t read it yet……
Ahh beautiful, I could write the same myself about my Mum! Mich x
Some serious mum loving on my blog today!
Aww love your post, your mum sounds fab! I hope she does get the hang of the whole internet/email/blogging world and reads this!
Ha. It’s Doubtable….. X x
Awww….
Ahhhhhh
Beautiful
And ta againx
Beautiful
Ta
what a beautiful post – makes me think there are lots of things we often forget to say to those dearest to us and we should never assume they know how we truly feel – thank you!
Welcome. And mum read it and I didn’t have to delete it….
I really want one of your mum’s scones now…
If she reads that you’ll get some x
Your mum sounds amazing, and very much like you. From what I read on here I would say you have grown up you sound very like your mum xx
aw thanks kerry thats quite a big compliment you just paid me!