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I Love My Mother!

Thursday, 13. March 2008, 21:10:18

My mother is a great lady. She taught me how to:

tell the truth
look at the moon
help others
bake apple pie
plant flowers

care about animals
take care of sick people
work hard
put talcum powder in the pin box to prevent rust
have hope

re-use plastic "everythings"
play fair
bake cakes
have compassion
make mashed potatoes

draw pictures in mashed potatoes
keep my stainless steel shiny and new
remember how much i have rather than that which i lack
try my best
give hugs

blow kisses out of the back windows of cars
offer somebody a jersey if it's cold and they're without one
really look at the natural world
give back to those who've helped me
make something out of nothing with absolutely NO money

keep warm and cosy during thunderstorms
take candy after medicine
be physical
sing while washing dishes
enjoy modern musicians no matter how old i get (and appreciate Freddy Mercury and Mick Jagger)

dance
wear sandals
make jam
wear shorts
grow plants from cuttings

whip excellent egg whites
save..everything..because I might need it later (i always do)
remember tomorrow will be a better day
read
add and subtract

LOVE

Yes, my mother rocks!

I love you mom, and THANK YOU! :D






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Your mom is a lucky lady :smile:

It's nice to see that children appreciate their
MOMS :smile:

:heart:
Fati

By zenya, # 13. March 2008, 21:18:19

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hey GF, as we get older we begin to most appreciate the things we were taught when we were very young...maybe it takes a lot of years to really learn them or to appreciate them. but i bet mothers know THAT too :lol:

By Capegirl, # 13. March 2008, 21:24:39

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well I wish my daughters were like you :smile:

I don't take anything for granted any longer

One never knows :frown:

By zenya, # 13. March 2008, 21:31:35

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well there's some things my mom forgot to tell me too :lol: but that was mostly because she didn't know them herself. i chose some while back to remember the good things and to also understand how they have ironically helped me to deal with the bad ones. it's most strange. and it's funny to realise how good she really was, always in the background keeping things together...like ALL moms do, all the time :smile:

GF, i know they will come around. maybe they must just sort through things in their heads and let things go like i did. where there is life there is hope GF :heart: :heart: :heart:

By Capegirl, # 13. March 2008, 21:42:47

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I'm with Michelle on this one, Fati: your daughters just need time to come around. There's comfort in knowing that even though it can't be easy for you.

Honestly, which would you rather have for your children: mindless obedience or appreciation from somebody with a mind of her own?

Becoming your own person takes time, love, but it'll be worthwhile for all of you.

By unlisted, # 14. March 2008, 04:35:26

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Nice one :up:

By gdare, # 14. March 2008, 05:50:19

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Miiicheelleeee, ma belleeee..la.la la..
la.laa...:drunk:

Nice post!

What would we do without our mothers?:confused:

By yomeriux, # 14. March 2008, 13:42:45

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James yep.. :up:

Darks...thanks! :D

Marina..lol, that song was such a hit! what indeed!? i remember i talked to my mother once on the phone..then i said: "anyway! i'm older now, so i must deal with it"..she said: "i don't stop being your mother, ever" :smile: :lol:

By Capegirl, # 14. March 2008, 14:18:13

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haha, that`s true P: and we keep coming back to them :lol:

By yomeriux, # 14. March 2008, 14:43:03

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well i try not to bother my mom too much..i always think she deserves a chance to not have to be taking care of people, after having done it all her life. actually i seldom turn to anybody for advice. iif i really need new input get it online p: :lol:

By Capegirl, # 14. March 2008, 15:24:50

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My mother once said, "No matter what, James, you'll always be my little boy."

I've been taller than mom since I was eleven years old. Nice to know that that's only good for so much.

I also think that advice is overrated, regardless of the source. Some folks want advice on EVERYTHING. :rolleyes:

Then they're all Homer: Doh! when it doesn't pan out.

By unlisted, # 14. March 2008, 16:13:02

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hehee, I have never really appreciated advice that hasn`t been asked for :furious:

(well, except in very few occasions p: )

Michelle, in my case it`s exactly the opposite P:
I mean, she calls me A LOT, sometimes probably too much. I think that we really appreciate our mothers when they give us space.

By yomeriux, # 14. March 2008, 16:34:21

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And yes, I too get some input from other sources as well. I respect my mom`s points of view but we are very different in some things, so... I rather ask somewhere else (normally).
:rolleyes:

By yomeriux, # 14. March 2008, 16:36:47

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ha ha! i always thought those were the best ones ...the advice you don't really want to hear!!! :lol: those are the ones we need to listen to.

i guess she just misses you... :smile:

By Capegirl, # 14. March 2008, 18:18:14

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nice ....... in a cool way :smile:

By nickthesurfer, # 14. March 2008, 18:26:23

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thanks Nick! :D i like to just say basic things sometimes. things as i feel them.

By Capegirl, # 14. March 2008, 18:31:16

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Well, I don`t go to her for advice, only to share stuff , we are good friends!:up:

Haha! tell me about the advice. SOmetimes when my parents come for vacations, and I go to take a cinnamon bun, (and I have a few kg extra) my Dad will say: you should not be eating that!

:insane: :bomb:

so, yeah P:

By yomeriux, # 14. March 2008, 20:56:15

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:lol:
They always know when to say right words P:

By gdare, # 14. March 2008, 21:26:51

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ha ha! marina, my dad is SO outspoken like that, it's just not true. that is where i get it from. and why i can be very direct-but i can also take it from others.

my mother is a lot less direct in speech. ah ya! but i never worry about anything like that, anymore. if i feel fine then anyone can say whatever and it's mostly ok with me. when we are parents then we'll understand how it feels to have a child and then he/she leaves..but some part still sees you as that child :smile:

darks, they do and also sometimes the wrong ones..ha! that is family. we are all the same :smile:

By Capegirl, # 14. March 2008, 21:34:07

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Darko, indeed! ahaha..:lol:

Michelle... I learned to be direct like that from my Dad too, but at some point I decided to be a bit more polite (casue I know hoe it feels and it`s not nice P:) Well, at least not for the stuff that can be very hurtful, otherwise, I say things just like that and sometimes people is like :eyes:

It`s good that you don;t worry about anything like that anymore. I try to do the same, although sometimes I just can`t.

That day, OF COURSE I ate not one but 2 cinnamon buns :headbang:

Michelle, do you want to be a mom?? and you Darko??

By yomeriux, # 14. March 2008, 22:32:14

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yes, but i haven't quite figured out how to align that with the Dian Fossey in me. :lol: by which i just mean...i have some pretty serious conservation-slanted goals for the future and i'm not sure if i can/will choose to try to blend them with motherhood. child services might object :D

By Capegirl, # 14. March 2008, 23:01:30

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how about you?

By Capegirl, # 14. March 2008, 23:02:53

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:lol: Michelle. That conservation thing sounds great! what did you study?

I don`t know about having babies. Sometimes I think yes, then no, then yes, then no...

What I know for sure is that I have to function alot better than I do right now before thinking seriously about it.

All my life I dreamt about having animals, not really babies :rolleyes: :lol:

By yomeriux, # 15. March 2008, 03:39:19

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Me? Mom? :eyes:
Well, I prefer to be a father P:

By gdare, # 15. March 2008, 06:26:19

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LOL, you silly. Would you like to be a father??:king:

By yomeriux, # 15. March 2008, 12:53:58

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Look Michelle, you can use something like this, and then you just carry your baby with you everywhere, No problems! you will be a conservationist and a half.

http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mysweetdreamsbaby.com/images/cradlecarrier.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.mysweetdreamsbaby.com/babygear.htm&h=480&w=319&sz=37&hl=en&start=3&sig2=0kEFA_vuVn2Af-hbIHjRng&um=1&tbnid=qwiM2YcNqWsItM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=86&ei=RcfbR4SEI5fiigGrtfXiBQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbaby%2Bcarriers%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN

:lol:

That`s exactly the way indians carry their babies around. I love it. If I ever have kids, I will get one :headbang:

By yomeriux, # 15. March 2008, 12:58:33

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Yes, you can put laptop and baby at the same backpack :lol:

By gdare, # 15. March 2008, 13:30:41

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hahah! good idea Darko, and the lunch too :cheers:

By yomeriux, # 15. March 2008, 16:03:07

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Yomerita, those things are cool, but what about the floating ghost babies that they attract? I mean, look at this!

By unlisted, # 15. March 2008, 20:46:21

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That's a lovely poem! :up:

By SittingFox, # 15. March 2008, 21:47:07

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:lol: unlisted! that`s so funny p:

By yomeriux, # 15. March 2008, 22:58:04

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Marina, I studied Nature Conservation for 3 years at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology<http://www.cput.ac.za/>

It focuses on academic and practical, but mostly practical. academics are relatively pointless for this job. i have one more year to do, if i want to qualify with BTECH, which is like a B degree but technical. i'm not up for more study right now, though!

i love baby slings. i don't know why more women don't use them. i like that you can still cradle your baby in your arm if you want to. i also loved that little car seat cosy. :smile:

James that floating ghost baby is most strange, but i guess it's UV protective? it would be perfect for the southern hemisphere i guess, but i hope it's cool too, otherwise, poor casperbaby!

Darks and also the gun :D

Thanks Adele! :D

By Capegirl, # 16. March 2008, 13:14:50

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Wow, that sounds like a great career :love:
do you have lots of chemistry, math and stuff? I would love to do something like that but what I have found so far is full of that and I really suck
awww

By yomeriux, # 16. March 2008, 13:50:16

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no not really. soil subjects had some but turned out to be a favorite subject and not at ALL difficult. the botanical aspects had some floral formulas and such, but that also wasn't too hard in the end. there are a selection of calculations that you need to do in resource management and some for ecology, but by no means is this intensive. some students didn't enjoy dissection classes, but it was ok all around.

there is a lot of emphasis on practical skill sets, like firearms, using chainsaws, mixing poisons, first aid, problem animal traps etc...things like this :smile:and also field work in all three years, vegetation sampling, marine sampling, species studies, idenitifications, field guide certificates etc...they are far more interested in if you can handle the day to day aspects of the job technically..but of course you also have to do the academic stuff.and they did rather pile it all in in a limited time frame so that was tough.

By Capegirl, # 16. March 2008, 14:19:43

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It sounds so cool!!!!

I think here the only thing that we have is environmental studies (at least close to where we live).

By yomeriux, # 17. March 2008, 13:12:39

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it IS cool, but you have to be mentally and physically strong,and unemotional, deal with people who are as "unique" as you are, accept that there is not enough money to do the things you want to do. kill animals even if you hate it. -especially CATS :frown: work 10 hours and then another 10 if need be. accept how little you'll see your family and the impacts this has...at times etc...it is not riding around in a jeep showing tourists elephants and lions (i always say that because most people think this is what it is :lol:)so these courses come with a few warnings attached! :lol:

why not do some more research and think about it. :smile:

By Capegirl, # 17. March 2008, 14:32:21

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Yeah, Michelle, unlike you I didn't have the good sense to stop the scientific studies sooner.:rolleyes: Honestly, though, I wouldn't trade my education for anything.

The thing is, Yom, you love those techie-type jobs or you don't. I got burnt out, but many of my friends still love doing it.

If you really love it, go for it. What do you have to lose?

By unlisted, # 17. March 2008, 16:04:25

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Oh, btw, that white gown thingy is for UV protection, Michelle.

And, Yom, tu puedes llamarme Jaime. :D

By unlisted, # 17. March 2008, 16:08:09

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well i graduated my course of study. the Btech is an extra year on top of that-optional, so i didn't give anything up really. i just had other things in life that took precedence over Btech at that time. most students i studied with then are only doing it this year or not yet..the job is too taxing! :lol:

By Capegirl, # 17. March 2008, 16:33:51

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Hi Michelle :smile: I want ur Mum, she rocks!! The evidence is in her daughter :up:

By rhona, # 22. March 2008, 15:19:08

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I know I'm late, but I do love this, thank you for shareing it.
Your Mom has got to be one awesome lady. :smile:

By EL_GE, # 27. March 2008, 17:47:25

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That's so sweet :smile:

I think most people would be able to find something to relate to in your Ode to Mothers :yes:

Just the other day I was thinking about how kind my mom is - and sometimes I feel like I don't do enough for her. But I guess it's thoughts like that, that stop people from taking their Moms for granted.

thanks, Cape Girl.

:heart:
me


By JCL_75, # 8. April 2008, 16:54:47

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JCL, so true...my mother is also phenomenally kind in her way. i think this is the last generation where human kindness and decency was given great importance, don't you? it seems this way to me. poor us generation x-ers too! caught between two worlds occassionally heard to reminisce while admonishing ourselves to move on..ahhhhh so!

By Capegirl, # 9. April 2008, 21:09:08

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I think maybe once we evolve past our greed and self-servient attitude humankind might actually become a bit more altruistic. Although maybe this will be expressed outside of the nuclear family and more towards a global consciousness. Wow! You would think I just finished reading a new age book?! :lol:

J.

By JCL_75, # 15. April 2008, 14:56:13

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