Happy Birthday, Mom.
Thank you for the upbringing. Thank you for making me half of who I am- And thank you for the scarface, because let's be real, every parent has one. Thank you for the Christmases. Thank you for being you, for showing me who I should be and who I should never become. Thank you for the clarity, even when it hurt, Thank you for my siblings. Thank you for showing your true colours. I love you tremendously- don't ever get that confused. I wished the best for you. But the bottle had other plans. I wish we got those moments at the table, drinking coffee, gossiping about adult life, talking about how hard things were. I wish I could drop the kids off for 20 minutes to run to the grocery store just to be able to breathe. I wish I could lean on you when it comes to my kids disabilities- because you knew. You always had an idea. You were someone I could rely on. Somehow you were my rock. Don't ask me how- I don't e...