Mother's Day was yesterday and I am so grateful I could call my mom and talk to her about things, even trivial matters. Thank god, the flowers arrived. I feel guilty living so far away from my mom. When I was younger, I could not wait to move out of my parent's house. Now I want to be able to see my mom more often.
My friend K's mom passed away in November and I know she was missing her mom, when she asked me to go for a hike yesterday. I felt guilty that I could call my mom and she couldn't. But I did not feel comfortable saying anything and she was very quiet during the hike. Now I feel that I should have said something. I read somewhere that we finally become adults when we are no longer anyone's child, when our parents pass.
At work today is a bit of pandemonium. Several people are getting laid off or are being displaced. I would not want to be in their shoes, looking for work in these economic times. Spring is in the air and the students are feeling it. They are running through the hallways like wild horses.
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Even if you couldn't say anything to K during the hike, she probably enjoyed it that you spent time together. Have you said anything to her since that time? (It's been a while between the time I'm commenting and when you wrote this.) Maybe if you haven't and you'd still like to, you should?
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