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why i love my
momma
... i have lived in the same town as my momma almost all my life. admittedly, there have been moments where baton rouge hasn?t seemed big enough for the both of us. but now, it seems way too big. you see, my momma taught me alot. true, some of the things
she felt were important for the genteel rearing of a southern young lady have probably lost their significance. for example: never wear white shoes before easter or after labor day. doing so may still be a fashion faux pas, but it is no longer considered a serious character flaw. and no momma would be worthy of her ?mother of the year? mug, if she didn?t teach her daughter certain time- honored principles of survival, like, ?make sure you wear your good underwear in case you?re in an accident and get taken to the hospital.? but my momma also gave me some personal bits of wisdom which i still remember, though perhaps not in the way they were taught to me years ago. momma taught me how to sew. she always felt that if you make a dress the right way, the inside would be finished so nicely that you could
wear the dress inside out and not be ashamed of what you were wearing. a dress that was well made on the inside was going to look good on the outside. well, momma, i still know that ?it?s what?s on the inside that counts.? and i know she didn?t realize that in showing me how to make a button hole, she was giving me one of my first lessons in how i could keep things together. momma had a firm belief that children gained competence from letting them try things. while this theory worked very well, it occasionally backfired on her. she let me roll her hair and practice my makeup artistry on her for years. then, she decided that i could give her a home perm. for months, her hair could have given new meaning to the phrase ?bad hair day.? thankfully, the perm wasn?t permanent. but, my momma?s love was. i?m still learning from her. she believed that if you wore a smile, you could convince yourself, as well as others, that things are going well. i love you, momma. thank you for all of your support over the years and for helping me sort things out. happy mother?s day. stay connected enter to win free goodies and be the first to know what's going on around town at brparents.com the weekender receive the latest news and trends right in your inbox. subscribe at brparents.com facebook facebook.com/ batonrougeparents talk to me amy@brparents.com brpm app download our free app at google play or in the apple app store amy foreman-plaisance publisher/editor in chief in every issue / a m o t h e r ? s v o i c e 12 brparents.com | may 2017
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