I am thinking of a wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This Sunday is Mother\u2019s day, and as a mother, I am supposed to have a wish. Or maybe a demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like the knights who say \u201cNi!\u201d from Monty Python\u2019s Holy Grail movie, I could demand a shrubbery. And it totally fits for me to add, \u201cbut not too expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now that I think of it, I can do better than the knights of Ni! As the matriarch of my little family I have done the work to be granted this wish. I am reminded of The Fault in Our Stars,<\/em> the John Green novel with a pair of cancer teenagers who fall in love. The cancer is horrible luck, but these kids are aware that it comes with a good choice: how will they use their Make-a-wish foundation wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What should I do with my with? The knights if Ni! Were thinking of themselves. Maybe I should uplevel my wish strategically. I could use this chance to turn the gift back onto the giver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Should I ask my husband to go on a hike with me? I\u2019d like him to do more exercise activities. We would all enjoy nature and it could remind him how much he loves it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or what if I chose to make our whole environment better. I could ask everyone to wash the windows and do yard work to make our house beautiful. Maybe the Knights of Ni! had a point about the shrubbery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m balancing the possibilities for the pros and cons. As I think about the day, an important part of the decision comes to me.I am the mother or my family, but I still have to spend part of that day on the other mothers in the chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have to share mother\u2019s Day with the mothers that came before and are still with us. The Mother\u2019s Make-a-Wish day is a pie that we have to slice up. I am not going to be greedy and demand the whole pie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think I do want to do some work around the house and go hiking with my husband, but I think I\u2019ll have to plan that to be later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n 3 Likes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n I am thinking of a wish. This Sunday is Mother\u2019s day, and as a mother, I am supposed to have a wish. Or maybe a demand. Like the knights who say \u201cNi!\u201d from Monty Python\u2019s Holy Grail movie, I could … Continue reading Discussion about this post<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"