05/10/2026
“Mom! Can you come here?!”
I genuinely don’t know how many times I asked her that.
And while I may not have gotten the answer in that moment or the one I wanted, my mom has done her best to be there for me in the ways she could.
She still does.
It took me a long time to realize that our parents are not automatically heroes or villains. They are humans who have been around the planet longer and they are doing their best with what they have to keep you on the planet longer too. I’m very grateful to have the privilege of being raised by parents who love me and are both alive.
Parents and their children don’t have a fantasy relationship where everything feels perfect all the time. They help shape us into who we are in ways which are at the core.
There are a lot of aspects of our dynamic which haven’t been easy, and yet we both show up to navigate what life brings us.
I get some amazing traits from my mother and sure, we are both Aries (only a few days apart), which helps. Today, I find myself less focused on what’s different or what we have most in common. I’m simply grateful. Grateful to be here and grateful we choose each other.
It hasn’t been a Disney movie. That has not been our story and it’s a story I was upset not to have for a long time. With all we have both been through, I’m grateful for the story we have at all.
We test each other and we make each other grow. We can push every button and we can make things feel better.
I’m the eldest of three and I’m at an age now where my resilience meets mortality quite a bit. I’m really grateful for each of these moments we can spend together.
Those of us who were here joined to enjoy brunch from her favorite place and I provided her and my dad a Reiki-Infused Sound Bath.
I used to desire to feel seen by my my mom, as all kids do, and now I desire to show her who I am.
Thank you for all of the moments where you dropped whatever it was to be there for me. Each time you have has helped me to be who I am now. ILYU🥰
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms and maternal figures here and those in spirit.🙏💚🫂