More notes on the current podcast. It feels good to know that the things I talk about can get close to you. Thank you.
Listened to your ˜Pod on the way home from my mom’s today you NAILED it“ the whole thing about not being just a mom, but a woman “ listening to it, at times it was almost like it was taking me back. Just thought you would like to know that.
Another really interesting…and true comment about having kids…from DAVE:
There was a catagory of people who don’t have children that you left out. People who just plain don’t want to have any kids. There’s really no need to have a “reason not to have kids”.
Some of the notes you’ve sent about this week’s blog/podcast are simply stunning. Here’s another:
Dick, wanted to tell you how very much I enjoyed your treatise on being a Mom. I’m not one of those lucky enough to be blessed with any of my own. I raised my ex’ son from the age of 6 till he was out on his own in his mid 20’s. Unfortunately, when his Dad and I split up, he wrote me off and out of his life. It was a very sad day for me — but – I only know one way to be, and I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
Some great notes (to dick@dicksummer.com ) about the Mother’s Day blog/podcast. Here’s one:
I listened to the Daddy’s Girl cut from Night Connections 2 album and it brought tears to my eyes – that woman could have been my mother. Although she had a tough life and basically raised us on her own, we never wanted for anything! I only wish she was with me this year so I could tell her once again how much I appreciated every sacrifice she made for me. Losing her has left a big hole in my heart.
Marge
This is about a pretty young woman who became a mom. Being a pretty young woman is something you are or not. Being a mom is a very big job that you do or not. The point is that the person is much more than just the job. I wonder if you’ve thought about your mom like this?
I can still hear my mom’s voice: Go wash your hands, and stand up straight. Those were the two secrets of a successful life according to mom. Funny with this swine flu thing the tv newscasters are sounding a little like mom and that’s a little weird Brian Williams looking right into the tv camera and saying Wash your hands, and don’t put them in your face. Mother’s day comes around every year, and people send lots of candy and flowers and cards to their moms. And I still miss doing that, even though Mom left us years ago just before her 94th birthday.
Big Louie…his own Bad Self…the Chief Mustard Cutter of the Louie-Louie Generation reminds us: “DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO SAVE THE EARTH. IT’S THE ONLY PLANET WITH CHOCOLATE.”
Connections are good. Here’s another:
Dick,
Neat video that Cass Summer sent you. Here is the poem.
SO MANY GODS, SO MANY CREEDS,
SO MANY PATHS THAT WIND AND WIND,
WHILE JUST THE ACT OF BEING KIND
IS ALL THE SAD WORLD NEEDS.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
1850-1919
Tough times going on. Big Louie…His Own Bad Self always says, “Smile anyway. Fake it till you feel it.” And that works !
Great note just came in today from Proud Podcast Participant Phyl:
Dickie – Quickie…looks like the url for the previous quickie has timed out. Cass Summer sent this one. It’s worth a look. Especially if you’re feeling down. Dick
http://gizmodo.com/5231112/best-video-ive-seen-today-will-make-you-smile
My friend Angela sent me this. There is hope. There is hope.
