Comments on: Happy Mother’s Day!

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Wed, 11 May 2011 12:00:25 +0000

@KatieFassl That’s my mom with Olivia, my brother’s eight-year-old!

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Wed, 11 May 2011 12:00:01 +0000

@WHPDave I do cherish each moment. She’s my best friend and it’s hard for me to think about life without her.

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:59:41 +0000

@FranchiseKing Unfortunately we just don’t get it until we’re older. The Franchise Princess will get it. And soon she’ll be BEGGING to wear the crown in public.

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:59:10 +0000

@ParkRidgeDDS She said, “This is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me” and I knew I had cemented my position as favorite child forever.

By: KatieFassl

KatieFassl — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:19:58 +0000

Love this post, Gini, and the sweet picture to go along with it. Thanks for sharing .

By: DHLasker

DHLasker — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:38:45 +0000

@ginidietrich @bdorman264 How cool is that, that your mom offers unconditional love, always. I can say unequivocally, that my mom also offers that unconditional love, even when we disagree. We’ve never been upset with each other to extent of not talking to each other. I love my mom for that, unconditionally. One of the greatest lessons I have learned from my mom, is when a person is being rude to me, shower that person with kindness, and in most cases, the interaction with that person has changed to be more positive. It works surprisingly well, when executed. And, sometimes it is too difficult to respond with kindness. My mom also made it possible, by example, for me to be a journalist, covering awful/gory breaking news and not letting my feelings get in the way of the job. Not necessarily good for the cache of emotions that were stored away and avoided during that period of my life, yet very good in being strong and emotionless when needed.

By: WHPDave

WHPDave — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:56:16 +0000

Beautiful story of your Mom, and bless you both that you still have each other. Cherish each moment!

By: FranchiseKing

FranchiseKing — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:16:57 +0000

Gini,

I’m going to have The Franchise Princess read this.

Thanks!

By: ParkRidgeDDS

ParkRidgeDDS — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:52:32 +0000

Wow….first of all, thank you for sharing some of your story. It is a lovely story actually. A story of lessons taught with love. And since I know how lovable you are, it speaks to the success of your Mother’s loving efforts. And second…this post, I am guessing, is one of the best Mother’s Day presents your Mom has ever gotten….it goes right up there with hand made cards and finger painted art and clumsy, cuddly 4 year old hugs that woke her from her Sunday morning sleep. The nice thing about recognizing our Mom’s on Mother’s Day is that what we really realize is what a gift we are to each other….as she has brought love and lessons to your life,, so have YOU brought her joy and delight. xoxo

By: ginidietrich

ginidietrich — Mon, 09 May 2011 10:47:38 +0000

@DHLasker I hope she’s reading the comments so she can see all of the nice things you’ve said!