Mothers and Daughters

I was doing my dishes, [ yes,I really do them myself] and I started thinking about my mom. Long since gone from life, but still here in my mind. I was there in my mind, in her little house and remembering, how we all thought she wasn't careful enough, getting all the food off her plates, or coffee stains out of her cups. Now years later, my adult kids check my dishes to see if they are clean enough. I catch them doing that. Girls, especially you, be careful how you treat your moms. They are you, in a different form. They are you, only older...Dont talk to them as if they are small children, that need to be taught things. They have been around a long time, and believe me, know much more then you think. They want to be treated as you would a friend. They are no longer able to help you run your life, but they still love you with all their hearts. It,s painful when they think they are no longer needed, or special. Too soon they will go away from you and all you will have, are memories. Make sure those memories are good ones. Don,t have regrets. Dont feel guilt for things left unsaid. All this from my thinking this morning of my mom....I still miss her....