{"id":589,"date":"2012-05-06T18:21:02","date_gmt":"2012-05-06T22:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kayfagan.com\/?p=589"},"modified":"2012-05-24T15:20:02","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T19:20:02","slug":"letter-from-a-mother-to-a-daughter-happy-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kayfagan.com\/?p=589","title":{"rendered":"to Joan, my Darling Daughter, from, your ever loving Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"id_4fa4933000c529552381898\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: x-large;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">&#8220;My dear Joan, as you see me getting older, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to please understand what I\u2019m going through&#8230; \u00a0Listen and Smile so I know you are with me &#8230;..&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffe4e1;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffe4e1;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kayfagan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mom-joan.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin-top: 25px; margin-bottom: 25px; border-width: 5px; border-color: purple; border-style: solid;\" title=\"Mom and Daughter - Listen and Smile!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bruceahrens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/mom-daughter-elder-caring.jpg\" alt=\"Mom and Daughter - Listen and Smile!\" width=\"583\" height=\"387\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffe4e1; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>( click the photo above to see us now )<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><em>take a listen &#8211;&gt; \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<audio id=\"mon-daugt-play\" width=\"300\" height=\"32\" src=\"http:\/\/kayfagan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/MomtoDaughterJoan2012.m4a\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: medium;\">&#8220;My dear Joan, as you see I\u2019m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I\u2019m going through. If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don\u2019t interrupt to say: \u201cYou said the same thing a minute ago\u201d&#8230; Just listen, please. Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep. When I don\u2019t want to take a bath, don\u2019t be mad and don\u2019t embarrass me. Remember when I had to run after you making excuses and trying to get you to take a shower when you were just a girl? When you see how ignorant I am when it comes to new technology, give me the time to learn and don\u2019t look at me that way&#8230;. remember, honey, I patiently taught you how to do many things like eating appropriately, getting dressed, combing your hair and dealing with life\u2019s issues every day&#8230; the day you see I\u2019m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I\u2019m going through. If I occasionally lose track of what we\u2019re talking about, give me the time to remember, and if I can\u2019t, don\u2019t be nervous, impatient or arrogant. Just know in your heart that the most important thing for me is to be with you. And when my old, tired legs don\u2019t let me move as quickly as before, give me your hand the same way that I offered mine to you when you first walked. When those days come, don\u2019t feel sad&#8230; just be with me, and understand me while I get to the end of my life with love. I\u2019ll cherish and thank you for the gift of time and joy we shared. 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