With May being the month to celebrate mothers, I am going to focus this weeks writing on the special women in my life who are all wonderful mothers. I have a grandmother, a Memere, Aunts, Godmothers, sisters, friends and of course, my own fabulous mama. I will start today off with a few of my girlfriends who happen to be mothers. Their names are Jerri, Jackie, Teri and Cassie. These are four phenomenal women.
Miss Jerri, as I call her, has raised two wonderful sons and has been a surrogate for two families who could not conceive. She gave them the gift of life, birthing a set of twins and a set of triplets. She is fun loving, kind, and dedicated to her sons and baby granddaughter. We met when our eldest sons were preparing for a college road trip sponsored by the school district. Our sons ended up being roommates on this trip. Much later we met again through a mutual friend we both knew, yet the connection had never been made. I remembered her from that meeting at the school and ever since then I have been blessed to have her as a great friend. I treasure all the shenanigans we find ourselves in and look forward to the great times still ahead.
Jackie, whom I lovingly refer to as Jackie Chan for no apparent reason, has three children, a daughter and two sons, all great young people, just like their mom. There is one word that I will always associate with Jackie and that is sweetheart. Through good times and bad she has been there for me. We have shared some great laughs when we worked together typically based on the tomfoolery our kids try to pull and the idiocy of the company. I miss the days our cubicles were across from each other and all the inside jokes we whispered to one another. Despite working for different companies now, we keep in close contact and spend time together whenever we can. One night in particular we went to a casino and she must have been my lucky charm because I won $300!!! I can always count on her to make me smile and have my back.
Teri is a mother of four I have known almost 20 years. When we met she had a son who was around 5 and a baby girl; my little boy was 2. We were neighbors and had a lot in common as our children are all biracial. For all intents and purposes, we were single mothers. We were young, naïve, and trying to balance motherhood while still enjoying our twenty-something years. It was remarkable that we were both pregnant at the same time with our now-15 year olds. Her son was born a week or two before my daughter. Soon after she relocated to Washington and we lost touch. There she was blessed with another daughter. Now she lives in a big, beautiful home with her kids and her own awesome mother (I love Miss Karen). She is a great mom to her kids; they are very close and share a warm family bond. I am quite thankful that we have reunited and I have been able to visit her and her groovy family circle.
Last but certainly not least there is Cassie, who has one extremely bright college aged son. We are only two months apart in age and have known each other since we were still in our mothers’ wombs. Although no actual blood relation, as children we called ourselves twin cousins because my mother (quite the seamstress) used to make us matching outfits. We went to the same preschool and elementary before, sadly, she moved away. We kept in sporadic contact over the years; some more than others, but in recent years have become close again. I have been able to not only visit with her, but also her mom and aunt who are equally as inspiring. I was thrilled to pieces when she moved back to San Diego. We have been able to spend a lot of time together in the last six months and we are now closer than we have ever been. I truly enjoy hanging out with her and not only reminiscing about the crazy stuff we did as teenagers, but creating new memories.
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