My Mom Is the Best

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Added: Fri. Mar 13, 2009 10:02am
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It's an interesting year for me and my family. Today, my mom is celebrating her birthday. On this day 29 years ago, she was 29 years old, pregnant with me, and -- as it turns out -- just four days away from delivery.



I am married with no kids, and feel more like a kid myself than a mom! In fact, when I was younger, most of my friends' parents were younger than mine, having given birth in their early- to mid-20s.


When my mom had me, she was working full-time as a radio DJ and my dad was a television reporter/anchor/news director. They were living in Maine, two college graduates, with big dreams for the future.


When they found out they were pregnant, Mom decided to take a year off of work to stay at home with me, a decision she would repeat with my brother three years later. When she went back to work, my brother and I went to day care and/or had baby-sitters -- and had a blast.


Some of my favorite memories are when Mom would come pick us up and let us go to the grocery store and pick out whatever we wanted (!!) for dinner; when she would show up at soccer practices and games and volunteer to hold the sideline flag; when she would wake up early with me on weekends and run me from sports practice to flute rehearsal and finally to the pool.


She was (and still is) a full-time working mom who somehow found an amazing balance between parenthood and corporate America. She's an inspiration to me every day, and one of the kindest people I know. She's quick to celebrate the accomplishments of others but slow to honor her own. She's a feminist without being abrasive, and is probably the reason I love the Growing Bolder philosophy -- it's not about age, it's about attitude.


Happy birthday, Mom.