In the Loop with Andy Andrews

ITL132: How to Honor Your Mother Year-Round

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On this week’s episode, we honor our mothers with an episode not just for Mother’s Day.

  

A couple of weeks ago the boys found a vine hanging down from a tree.

  • I can remember telling Polly, “They’re fine.” I didn’t say, “You’ll be fine.”
  • Adam was yelling, “It’s perfectly safe!”
  • So as Polly is swinging, the vine cracks and mama fell from the sky.
  • What a great mom these boys have. As crazy as that was…what a great memory.

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    I say this to friends of mine whose mothers pass away:

    • First, I ask how old they are. For this example, let’s say they are 57.
    • I’ll say, “I know that you’re sad, and there’s never a good time for anyone’s mama to pass away, but I am envious, because you had 57 years with a mama as great as yours and that must have been awesome.”

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      Make a determined and consistent effort to let your parents, especially your mama, know you love them.

      • Some of the moments when I most admire Polly are when I see flashes of my mother in her.
      • It’s very odd to me that I am now older than my mother was when she passed away.

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        I make sure the boys know every time they leave for school or go to bed at night that it could be the last time they see us.

        • I don’t want them living in fear.
        • But I also don’t want them living with regret.
        • Again, say what you need to say to the people you care about.

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