Congrats on having such a good Mom. You might want to move closer. Or borrow the figureheads you need for your daughter.
Very nice column.
You're lucky to have a good mother; I wish I had had a better one. But she probably couldn't have been much different from what she was. BTW, my daughter just turned 41. She also looks a good bit younger than her chronological age and she and her mother get along beautifully.
Ah mothers. Delivering the perfect amount of encouragement and support lightly garnished with a little debilitating guilt.
Also, you're 40?! Can I harvest some of your cells? Not in a creepy way though, I promise.
Re: “Even though I'm 40, I still need my mother”
Nicely written and insightful w/o being sappy or pandering. Should make your mother very proud.