January 6, 2001
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It is nice to be back, but how many of you discover that you are still on leashes the minute that you are staying under the same roof as your mother??? My mother sadly told my dad that I no longer wanted to hang around her (I do, just that I spent the first 2 weeks back home with her practically 24/7...). My dad is actually better about this than she is - he has resigned himself to my leaving the nest.
I didn't quite realise that the leash would still be there, especially since I haven't been home in a year. i came to the conclusion a few months back that even if I were to be married with kids my mother would still treat me as if I were 5 years old and didn't know how to discern people's characters...i.e. don't talk to strangers....i appreciate the concern, but i do have a life!
I think my mother has finally started to let go....if only i can stop her from asking me about each and every call i get from a male friend.
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Fortunately and unfortunately that's what Mother's are for. I love my Mum dearly, and have been out of home almost 10 years, although every time I go home even with my b/f for a weekend, she cooks my favourite food, makes sure my favourite sheets are on the bed, and gives me my favourite knife and fork to eat at the table. I don't look at this as a bad thing ... it's stability in a somewhat uncertain life ... (mine's pretty stable in comparison to a lot of people), but she'll always be Mum and always do the best she can for me ... now THAT'S reliability. I love going, home ... I can forget about being the adult for awhile and be a kid again ... that's what it's all about !!!.... enjoy it while you've got it ... it's not a leash .. it's unconditional parental love ... it won't be there forever ...
Mothers will be mothers, whether you are 2 or 92. Apparently it never stops! Ahhhhhhhhhh!
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