Comments on: Dear Mom

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:07:45 +0000

Ugh -so fucking sweet and so damn sad. I welled up, and laughed. It is just simply awful that she never got to meet your two gems. I LOVE you writing to your mom -I get a glimpse into who she is/was. I want you to do this more. I have a feeling some of those grief books that you tried to off at your yardsale with the purchase of a exer-saucer would have said to do this. So it works for both of us. Love you tons. xoxoxo

By: kristen

kristen — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:40:54 +0000

thanks, nell! and david, and kristen, and megan! didn’t set out to make y’all cry, i swear.

and maury, that story is just too sweet. you’ve got to write that down somewhere.

By: kristen

kristen — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:36:57 +0000

no way, MJ! we are living parallel lives! too funny.

so sorry to hear you lost your mama to cancer recently. totally brutal. hang in there.

my guess is that however it is you are talking to her, she’s hearing it. my mother died a few months before my wedding, but she told me, “whatever happens, you know i’ll be there.” and you know? she totally was.

By: fab

fab — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:00:17 +0000

I am sure that your every act and thought are the direct result of Mom..extraordinary and beautiful….

By: Maury

Maury — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:24:27 +0000

Wow. This was so moving. And so synchronistic. Ten minutes before reading this I was having a I-so-wish-my-mom-were-to-share-this-with moment. Earlier tonight at dusk, Rhys let himself out into the backyard and I found him standing completely still at the edge of the patio, in footed pajamas, staring up at the sky, totally transfixed and delighted. He looked at me and pointed upward, could barely contain himself, “I see the moon!” Like he was the first to discover it. It was such a Moment. And it broke my heart…

By: Nell

Nell — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 11:08:14 +0000

Loved it- hugging my kids and calling my mom right now. You are giving your daughters a wonderful chance to know you, and your mother, through these stories.

By: Kristen Badgley

Kristen Badgley — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:50:19 +0000

Amazing. Thanks for sharing such a genuine love story with us. (wiping smeary tears from my jet lagged face…)

By: Dsturtz

Dsturtz — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:12:27 +0000

Wow! You got me crying too. Think I’ll make up with my mom now (tiff last night). She and I thank you.

By: Megan Bibbo

Megan Bibbo — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:11:30 +0000

Oh Kristen, I just love you, she said, sitting at her kitchen table tears streaming down her face. I think your Mama had a moment or two of sitting on the curb crying – she just wanted to be strong for you, so you wouldn’t worry. I’m betting she was strong like you. I know it’s not the same, but I’ll share my Momma with you – she’s really good about admiring all of the things I think are wonderful about my kids – not much of a tea drinker though…

By: MJ

MJ — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:05:46 +0000

Loved, loved, loved this post. From reading your blog I’ve gathered that you and I have lots of random things in common: I was born on May 10, lived in RI while in college, live in Oakland, sent my eldest child to preschool for the first time this week, and lost my mother from cancer this past April. All that to say…your post really hit home in a very personal way. I can’t tell you about how often I pray that there really is a heaven and that my mother is there waiting for me. I routinely send messages to her via prayers and choose to believe that she gets them. I don’t know if it’s actually working, but believing so makes me feel better.