is a single mama in the city, super-savvy editor, writer, video host and shameless shoe whore.
Today, I celebrate my mother
Thursday, January 12, 2012 It's my mother's birthday -- one of those milestone years that we share being exactly 25 years apart in age. It hasn't been an easy one for my mom to embrace, and I understand that given my own mixed-bag feelings about impending 40. It's also been a year full of loss and ache for her friends and mine, for people we both love. The place where my mom and I meet, even in our big gulp in facing a big birthday, is being here. Right here. On the phone. Five blocks away. In the kitchen together.
So today, I put aside the numbers and spotlight the woman who brought me into this world.
Teacher.
Writer.
Artist.
Calligrapher.
Naughty joke teller.
Fancy lady.
Reader.
Thinker.
Thank-you note writer.
Wife.
Math whiz.
Late-night reality show watcher.
Diet Coke devotee.
Mother.
Happy birthday, mama. You make this world a brighter place.
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