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Happy Mother's Day

by Steven D
Sun May 11th, 2008 at 06:26:32 PM EST

A special wish for all mothers whose sons and daughters, husbands or lovers, are serving in the military. May they come back to you safe and sound and unharmed. And for every mother who has lost a loved one due to this terrible war, my deepest condolences.

Happy Mother's Day | 13 comments (13 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Happy Mother's Day (4.00 / 5)

Morning Steven. I have some thoughts on your post yesterday over here.

by danps (dan at pruningshears_dot us) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 10:59:43 AM EST

Re: Happy Mother's Day (4.00 / 6)

And a special wish to all the others out there like me for whom this is a sad day.

So what would you think of me now,
so lucky, so strong, so proud?
I never said thank you for that,
now I'll never have a chance.
May angels lead you in.
-- Jimmy Eat World, Hear You Me

Tengo un sueño.

by ejmw (ewitham (at) umich (dot) edu) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 11:45:29 AM EST

Re: Happy Mother's Day (4.00 / 5)

Oh, ej, here's a hug from an honorary mom...{{{{ej}}}}

"Don't waste your time on the clowns, watch the real show"

by Second Nature on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 11:52:39 AM EST
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Re: Happy Mother's Day (4.00 / 4)

Thanks SN. It's hard to believe it's been over 8 years now.

Tengo un sueño.

by ejmw (ewitham (at) umich (dot) edu) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 01:10:13 PM EST
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Re: Happy Mother's Day (4.00 / 3)

I am next for a hug. E, it is so sad I know bur she is with you in your memories. Treasure them for I know she would want you to. Very Big Hug from another mom that can never thake your mom's place but a hug anyhow.

by BrendaStewart (stormyweather1@hotmail.com) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 08:40:08 PM EST
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Re: Happy Mother's Day (none / 1)

Thanks for the remembrence, ej. I wish you peace.

"Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live." Dorothy Thompson, Journalist

by Indianadem on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 10:41:25 PM EST
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Re: Happy Mother's Day (4.00 / 2)

It's my first Mother's Day without Mom. I understand what you mean about it being sad.

One way or the other, this darkness has to give....

by Denim Blue on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 10:41:16 PM EST
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Re: Happy Mother's Day (4.00 / 5)

Last week I saw "Body of War" and today I thought of the mom in the film as she was seeing her second son off to Iraq, collapsing in tears once he was gone. I thought of all the moms who said good-bye to their sons as they left, for the very last time. I hold all those mothers in my heart today.

by CarolynC on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 12:29:17 PM EST

Re: Happy Mother's Day (4.00 / 5)

God bless them, every single one!

All members of the frog pond are special.

by Ignod on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 12:50:55 PM EST
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Re: Happy Mother's Day (4.00 / 6)

I'd also like to wish a Happy Mother's Day to those moms in uniform.

by vicki (nosnivelling at hotmail dot com) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 01:55:31 PM EST

Re: Happy Mother's Day (4.00 / 5)

Wishing them the courage to refuse deployment to a war they have no reason to fight and therby sparing their own mothers and the mother's of those they're sent to kill, unnecesarry grief, heartache and anger.

"green grass and high tides forever"

by supersoling (colorsplash62@optonline.net) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 06:50:11 PM EST

Re: Happy Mother's Day (4.00 / 3)

....and a happy Mom's day to your wife too, Steven...

by BrendaStewart (stormyweather1@hotmail.com) on Sun May 11th, 2008 at 08:43:01 PM EST

Re: Happy Mother's Day (none / 0)

Nothing for the million or so Iraqi mothers whose sons or daughters have been killed or permanently maimed by the American mothers' sons and daughters? And what about the homeless Iraqi mothers whose homes have been blown to smithereens or bulldozed into rubble bu those American mothers' sons and daughters.

This "terrible war" is not all about, or even mostly about, America, you know. It is, rather, about the victims of America's aggressions.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Mon May 12th, 2008 at 09:59:25 AM EST

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