To all the mamas and the soon to be mamas

I wish for all of you my friends to have a wonderful Mother's Day. I also wish for those of you who still have mothers to make sure her day is special.  I am feeling the loss of mine very strongly this week. As she passed so soon to my surgery date and I had National Board stuff to do at work, I didn't get the opportunity to grieve her like I should have..and now I've arrived at that stage. Neither of my parents is living, but I do have siblings. It's still hard. For those of you who are interested here is a link to her obit. They misspell her name throughout and messed up where I live, but the general info is there.

She sounds like a wonderful mother!  I bet you miss her so much.  I am blessed to still have my 80 year old mom around.  I will be sure to call her extra times this weekend.

Thank you and a very blessed Mother's Day to everyone here. I lost my amazing grandmother on February 29 at the age of 94. I have been o****il I found myself crying in Hallmark looking at the cards "To Grandmother". I was so fortunate to have her in my life for as long as I did. Best wishes to everyone! Cindy

Thank you and same goes out to you.....one of the reasons I had WLS is a result of having my mother tell me to take care of myself , over and over, up until her last days, and I knew exactly what she was talking about.....she passed away 5 years ago (both my parents are gone), and I wonder what she would say today, knowing that I finally did do something to take care of myself.......Anna

Does it count that my daughter is four legged and furry!?  She's very sweet!

Doesn't matter if your kids have excess fur and four legs.....you're still a MOM!!

That was a beautiful tribute to your mom. I sure miss my parents this time of year (ok well all year), My parents were just way too young. My dad was 48 and my mom was 56.  Tressa

Happy Mother's Day to all. I will be visiting my Mom in the nursing home. She has been in there for 17 months. It has been the worst experience I have ever been through. She still knows who I am, but she never remembers anything except that she is not at home and wants to go home. However, she doesn't remember home or know where it is. She hasn't walked in 18 months. I just feel so bad because she has no quality of life. My Mother was the sweetest person that you could ever meet. She always gave so much of herself for her family, and now there are times that she gets mean and combative. As you all know that is not what you want for your loved one. It is so hard to watch and walk away and leave her. Anyway, as cat59 (Charlotte) says make sure your Mother's day is special, because you never know when they will be taken away physically or mentally. My Mom always wanted me to lose weight and be healthy. Now she doesn't even realize that it is happening. She was one of my driving forces behind WLS, because I have watched her suffer so much, and be strong. My thinking was, if she can go through all that she does, surely I can overcome my morbid obesity. My Mom is my Hero. ((((((HUGS))))) HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Both she and dad were worried about my size. Though they're not physically here to see me, I know that they can see me now, and I know they're proud of me. They were the best parents a kid could ever ask for. I know what Rita means. It's hard when they don't recognize you, and it's hard to leave them at a nursing home.  A year ago this month, she lost her mind to a massive stroke. The following month, she lost her speech. So, I grieved that but not like I should've.  Still, today, I can be watching something on tv about moms or dads and the tears come rolling.  Glittergal, sure you're a mom! I have 4 furry feline children and 2 human children: daughter is 20 and son is 16.