Mother's Day 2023
On the wall of my living room is a framed photo of my mother, sitting in her daddy's lap. It was taken in 1922. She appears to be about 6 months old. It had been only a few short years since her father had returned from mustard-gassed trenches of France, fighting in the Great War (since renamed, after the next, even greater war). When my mother was about 7 years old, the world's economy collapsed. She emerged from the Great Depression into adulthood during the throes of World War 2.
To me, she was just Mommy, guiding me and my siblings through a happy, relatively care-free and abundant childhood. It is only by looking back—back before my time—that I can fully appreciate her triumph.
History never repeats itself, but it does have some well entrenched, bad habits. When I feel put upon by current events, sometimes an old photo helps bring me clarity of perspective.
Bob
On the wall of my living room is a framed photo of my mother, sitting in her daddy's lap. It was taken in 1922. She appears to be about 6 months old. It had been only a few short years since her father had returned from mustard-gassed trenches of France, fighting in the Great War (since renamed, after the next, even greater war). When my mother was about 7 years old, the world's economy collapsed. She emerged from the Great Depression into adulthood during the throes of World War 2.
To me, she was just Mommy, guiding me and my siblings through a happy, relatively care-free and abundant childhood. It is only by looking back—back before my time—that I can fully appreciate her triumph.
History never repeats itself, but it does have some well entrenched, bad habits. When I feel put upon by current events, sometimes an old photo helps bring me clarity of perspective.
Bob
