This Mother ’ s Day , I ’ m giving this list to my family . I ’ m pretty sure any mother would be happy to receive something off this list as well , and not just for Mother ’ s Day , but any day !
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Don ’ t buy me roses ; stop and smell them with me instead . My dear sons , you are half grown . The older you get , the less significant I become to you . This is just the nature of things . You are becoming your own persons , growing into young men , and figuring out who you are and where you want this life to take you . Friends mean more and more to you , and I ’ m not as cool as I was just a few years ago . I know you become engrossed in gaming and hobbies , and sometimes I have to wrangle everyone together just to see your eyes . In this season when spending quality time with Mom isn ’ t at the top of your list , it means the world to me when we are simply together , enjoying one another ’ s company . Take a walk with me . Hold my hand like you used to when you were little . Tell me about what ’ s going on in your world . Let me in . This is the most cherished gift you can give me – time with you . Give me time to walk alongside you before another woman takes your hand and your heart .
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I don ’ t need a card someone else wrote , I want to hear your own words . Tell me that you appreciate all I have done for you . Tell me that you remember some of the wonderful times we have shared . Tell me your favorite memories that we made together . Tell me I ’ ve been a good mom , if you feel that I have . Tell me I ’ ve made you feel loved , accepted , encouraged , and worthy . Tell me you ’ re glad that I ’ m your mom . Tell me what I ’ ve meant to you all these years – what I mean to you now . Tell me you love me .
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