Happy Mother's Day -- Sunday May 13th

[Spideyman]

I spent this year's Mother's Day at my son's old friend's wake.
It felt like a nightmare and I thought my heart would break
At the pictures of the boy who used to hang around...
Ate and slept here. Yet, today, they'll lay him in the ground.

He was such a lovely boy; so funny but so sweet.
Taught our son to play guitar and how to keep a beat.
I can still remember them - in triumph on the stage.
Such a talent gone from us at far too young an age.

Both my sons attended with me and they made me proud
As we stood in line and waited with the massive crowd
Come to say goodbye and offer useless sympathy
And, like all but Adam's mom, thanked God she wasn't me.

So sorry to hear this news. A candle will be lit for Adam. Thoughts and prayers for the family. (((MrsSmeej)))

 

[arista]

(((Mrs Smeej))) so sorry for that news.

 

[Neesy]

I spent this year's Mother's Day at my son's old friend's wake.
It felt like a nightmare and I thought my heart would break
At the pictures of the boy who used to hang around...
Ate and slept here. Yet, today, they'll lay him in the ground.

He was such a lovely boy; so funny but so sweet.
Taught our son to play guitar and how to keep a beat.
I can still remember them - in triumph on the stage.
Such a talent gone from us at far too young an age.

Both my sons attended with me and they made me proud
As we stood in line and waited with the massive crowd
Come to say goodbye and offer useless sympathy
And, like all but Adam's mom, thanked God she wasn't me.

Sorry to hear this - sincere condolences to all - he was so young

 

[DiO'Bolic]

Got my wife something for Mother's Day and got something for two other mothers for their kids to give them. Can't stand seeing mothers I know have to go without a gift on their day because of economic woes.

 

[Jojo87]

I spent this year's Mother's Day at my son's old friend's wake.
It felt like a nightmare and I thought my heart would break
At the pictures of the boy who used to hang around...
Ate and slept here. Yet, today, they'll lay him in the ground.

He was such a lovely boy; so funny but so sweet.
Taught our son to play guitar and how to keep a beat.
I can still remember them - in triumph on the stage.
Such a talent gone from us at far too young an age.

Both my sons attended with me and they made me proud
As we stood in line and waited with the massive crowd
Come to say goodbye and offer useless sympathy
And, like all but Adam's mom, thanked God she wasn't me.

I am so sorry to hear this. My deepest condolences to your family and his family.

 

[GNTLGNT]

....Smeej me dear, I am so very sorry for your sorrow and the loss of a good young man.....my GNT sympathy to all.....

 

[FlakeNoir]

I spent this year's Mother's Day at my son's old friend's wake.
It felt like a nightmare and I thought my heart would break
At the pictures of the boy who used to hang around...
Ate and slept here. Yet, today, they'll lay him in the ground.

He was such a lovely boy; so funny but so sweet.
Taught our son to play guitar and how to keep a beat.
I can still remember them - in triumph on the stage.
Such a talent gone from us at far too young an age.

Both my sons attended with me and they made me proud
As we stood in line and waited with the massive crowd
Come to say goodbye and offer useless sympathy
And, like all but Adam's mom, thanked God she wasn't me.

So, so sad... I'm very sorry for this loss.

 

[Anduan Pirate Princess]

I know I'm late with this, but before too much time passes, I just want to tell all the moms on this board that they are awesome, and I hope you all had some fun "you" time for Mothers' Day.

MrsSmeej , that is so heartbreaking; I am so sorry to hear that.

 

[MrsSmeej]

Thank you for the thoughts and prayers, dear friends. You're very kind.
I will pass them on in hopes his family will find
Solace... But, I feel I owe you an apology;
What was once a happy thread turned sad because of me.

 

[Spideyman]

Thank you for the thoughts and prayers, dear friends. You're very kind.
I will pass them on in hopes his family will find
Solace... But, I feel I owe you an apology;
What was once a happy thread turned sad because of me.

No apology, MrsSmeej We are family here. We share the good and bad. You are part of this family!!

 

[do1you9love?]

Thank you for the thoughts and prayers, dear friends. You're very kind.
I will pass them on in hopes his family will find
Solace... But, I feel I owe you an apology;
What was once a happy thread turned sad because of me.

What Spidey said!! Happy/Sad/Mad/Etc. We're here to share it all!

 

[Neesy]

Thank you for the thoughts and prayers, dear friends. You're very kind.
I will pass them on in hopes his family will find
Solace... But, I feel I owe you an apology;
What was once a happy thread turned sad because of me.

Don't feel bad - we understood

 

[Grandpa]

I spent this year's Mother's Day at my son's old friend's wake.
It felt like a nightmare and I thought my heart would break
At the pictures of the boy who used to hang around...
Ate and slept here. Yet, today, they'll lay him in the ground.

He was such a lovely boy; so funny but so sweet.
Taught our son to play guitar and how to keep a beat.
I can still remember them - in triumph on the stage.
Such a talent gone from us at far too young an age.

Both my sons attended with me and they made me proud
As we stood in line and waited with the massive crowd
Come to say goodbye and offer useless sympathy
And, like all but Adam's mom, thanked God she wasn't me.

Lovely tribute and beautifully stated, MrsSmee. My belated condolences on returning to this thread.

Esther Forbes wrote about the tragedy of a youthful death: "All the years of their maturity. All the children they never live to have. The serenity of old age. To die so young is more than merely dying; it is to lose so large a part of life."

You're right: Sympathy is useless, in that it cannot replace what has been lost. But still, there is a component of our humanity that compels us to stand with the bereaved and say, "Old friend, I'm sorry." And for whatever comfort that may bring, it's not a bad thing.

Old friend, I'm sorry.

 

[GNTLGNT]

….not a'tall Smeejer!.....we laugh together, we cry together....such is the wheel of Ka.....

 

[Neesy]

I didn't feel like starting a new thread so I'll use this old one from last year

Hoping everyone had a good Mother's Day this past weekend!

I got five bath bombs from Lush thanks to Josh, plus a nice card. We had ke-babs, barbecued outside (first BBQ of the year!)

Did anyone else celebrate? What did you get or give?

 

[cat in a bag]

We celebrated all weekend. I had the littles over on Friday night. RJ and Sage spent the night, Spencer was here just for the evening. Then Saturday we all met up at Ali's track meet. Scott was on nights but took Sat night off so he could go to the meet, then he grilled me supper that night. Sunday was quiet since he had to go back to work that night but we all needed a quiet day!

I got a new maple tree for the back yard, some cedar shrubs and a new swing! Trees are planted, Scott is putting my swing together later today. So you know where I will be this evening!

 

[Spideyman]

We celebrated all weekend. I had the littles over on Friday night. RJ and Sage spent the night, Spencer was here just for the evening. Then Saturday we all met up at Ali's track meet. Scott was on nights but took Sat night off so he could go to the meet, then he grilled me supper that night. Sunday was quiet since he had to go back to work that night but we all needed a quiet day!

I got a new maple tree for the back yard, some cedar shrubs and a new swing! Trees are planted, Scott is putting my swing together later today. So you know where I will be this evening!

Awesome weekend, and happy reading on the new swing.

 

[Neesy]

We celebrated all weekend. I had the littles over on Friday night. RJ and Sage spent the night, Spencer was here just for the evening. Then Saturday we all met up at Ali's track meet. Scott was on nights but took Sat night off so he could go to the meet, then he grilled me supper that night. Sunday was quiet since he had to go back to work that night but we all needed a quiet day!

I got a new maple tree for the back yard, some cedar shrubs and a new swing! Trees are planted, Scott is putting my swing together later today. So you know where I will be this evening!

Where did you put your cedar shrubs?

Andy put six in a row out front a few years back - they are so big now! They grow fast

Glad you had a good weekend

I saw my first bee yesterday while doing yard work so it must be spring at last!

 

[cat in a bag]

Where did you put your cedar shrubs?

Andy put six in a row out front a few years back - they are so big now! They grow fast

Glad you had a good weekend

I saw my first bee yesterday while doing yard work so it must be spring at last!

We put them in next to our little patio in the back yard. We are hoping they will act as a privacy screen from the neighbor's, we don't have a fence. We only put 2 in so far, but if they do well, I'd like to do a whole row of them down that side of the house.

 

[Doc Creed]

saw my first bee yesterday while doing yard work so it must be spring at last!

I saw the first hummingbird of the year, yesterday morning, but that's not actually a commentary on the weather; it has been warm and sunny for over a month. I'm glad you were able to grill and had a nice Mothers' Day.