From '13: Missing the Mom that used to be

Wish I had something more cheerful, but Mother’s Day leaves me a little blue lately. I share this from ’13 because I know I’m not alone. Today we’re all either celebrating our Moms or in some way missing them.



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The woman sounded alarmed. She called to tell me she thinks Mom, 80, is really slipping.



“She asked me to take her to the dentist the other day,” she said. “I told