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The Greatest Gift My Mom Gave Me
Mother’s day is all about celebrating the women in our lives who support us, not just the one who gave us life. In my case, I have three moms. The one I’m biologically linked, my first step-mom, who helped raise me during my tumultuous teens. And my current stepmother who is my dad’s best friend.
All of these women, plus a few long-time friends are the women I make an effort to at the least call to acknowledge their sacrifices as a parent, on mother’s day. Many years I struggled with the concept. It felt like a manufactured, guilt induced, gift giving event spun quite craftily by advertisers. And they have done a masterful job. Somewhere along life’s path, I refined my definition of mother’s day.
Yes, a gift or two doesn’t hurt. What I have learned is being there year-round when she is feeing blue is what matters most. Every human gets down sometimes, even the most intelligent, confident and well-rounded. Continuing on the thought thread, I eventually put real life experiences together with an odd (to me) phenomenon.
A successful man traditionally, is an important trait, single women seek. She understands, a primal instinct a confident, self-assured male is more attractive. The opposite doesn’t hold true. Men are very good at portraying power, until an alpha arrives. It is…
