So, it's time for my annual apology letter to my mom. It's become apparent over the years that children have given me a new perspective on my childhood. So, here we go....
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Dearest Mom,
I am so sorry for:
- interrupting you saying, "I know, I know, I know." and then having to ask you what you just said
- every time you got a call that saying that I was injured or sick at school and you had to drop everything to come and get me worried the entire time
- sitting in your favourite spot while eating crackers and leaving crumbs everywhere
- opening up and abandoning mostly full tins of pop (or, in my kid's cases, sparkling water, ahem, Jack)
- shoving garbage down the sides of the couch because I was too lazy to get up and throw my trash in the garbage
- making you relearn math concepts so you could help me study
- crying when I still don't understand said math concepts
- putting the milk back in the fridge with less than a sip left
- throwing a tea towel onto a spill and considering it "cleaned up"
- leaving my dishes all around the house (and grumbling when you asked me to put them away)
- complaining about having to get ready for my extracurriculars, despite loving them when I got there
- putting empty pens away instead of throwing them out
- losing important things (like charger cords), tweezers, scissors, tape, protractors, only to magically rediscover them as soon as you have bought a replacement
This is just a tiny snippet of many things I am thankful for.
Thank you for everything you did for me, and continue to do for me and my kids.
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