Tall Tara

I love my mom.

But I also love to make fun of her. I’m pretty sure she knows that. We are a family that likes to laugh and this isn’t the first, nor will it be the last time that she’s been the subject of my jokes.

(Don’t even get me started about when she was sentenced to federal prison. A comedy tsunami.)

With that disclaimer out of the way, I really enjoy it when my mom leaves comments on my blog. She doesn’t do it often but when she does, there is definitely a reason for it.

Sometimes she’s adding detail and perspective to an experience I’ve tried to recount…adding in her memories of the event. Like on my dysplasia post, when she shed light in the comments about one aspect of wearing a spica cast as an infant that I hadn’t thought much about…

The Bone Dr. had to cut the cast off about every six weeks because it would stink because of the urine and poop that would get on it. Since I was a Pediatric Nurse and worked with the Dr., he always let me take you up to Peds and put you into the bathtub and scrub you. Your skin got real scaly under the cast. You always liked that! Then I took you back to the cast room and he would put a new one on. That happened a number of times. What an experience!

Awesome Mom. Thanks for the visual. I hope you weren’t eating while reading this.

Other times, my mom is very excited about something I posted. And she just can’t hide it.

On the engagement post I wrote, lots of friends left comments and kind words. But my mom had to make sure everyone knew how happy she was, by leaving the following comment…

NO ONE COULD EVER BE HAPPIER THEN THE ONES WHO HAVE KNOWN TARA THE LONGEST…MOM AND DAD. IT DOES OUR HEARTS GOOD TO KNOW THAT NOT ONLY IS ADAM ROMANTIC, AND JUST RIGHT FOR TARA. HE IS ALSO JUST RIGHT FOR OUR FAMILY! SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ADAM AND TARA AND THE ENTIRE ANDERSON FAMILY!

Does she know she’s screaming? And does she know that she’s congratulating herself and the entire family? While screaming?

The final example of the perfect blog comment from my mom is one that showcases how badly she wants grandchildren. This is not a secret and I think she sees the comment box as an opportunity to publicly dole out some virtual guilt.

I wrote an innocent post about the eraser collection I had as a child and this is what she had to say about that…

You forgot to mention the erasers are from all over the world. One of the reasons for collecting them, as mementos from the various countries we visited, was the fact they were small enough to pack, I also have an eraser collection, which wull be willed to my first grand-child, Motivation, Huh? Mom

It’s subtle. And you could miss it if you blink. But the guilt is carefully crafted and I do believe that last bit could be construed as a bribe.

However, she hasn’t commented in months and I’m left wondering…

Mom, why don’t you comment anymore? Is it because I haven’t been commenting on your blog?

Leave a comment Ma and let me know you’re not dead on the side of the road.