Happy Mother’s Day!

I had a real, imperfect, wonderful mother growing up. I’m also inexpressibly blessed to share my life with the marvelous mother of my children, my wife Trudy!

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“A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” ~Tenneva Jordan

“The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant.” ~Jane Sellman

“God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers.” ~Jewish Proverb

“Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother.” ~Moorish Proverb

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” ~Honoré de Balzac

“Mothers are the gardeners of the human race.”

~Anna A. Rogers

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Say it with me: “Thank you, Mom! So, um, is anyone gonna eat that last piece of pie?”

About mitchteemley

Writer, Filmmaker, Humorist, Thinker-about-stuffer
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14 Responses to Happy Mother’s Day!

  1. atimetoshare.me says:

    I will. I love pie. Thanks for these lovely words, Mitch.

    Liked by 1 person

  2. Happy Mother’s Day🌹💖🌹

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  3. Thank you, Mitch! Happy Mother’s Day to Trudy!

    Liked by 1 person

  4. Piano girl says:

    “I had a real, imperfect, wonderful mother growing up.” What I hope my kids can say about me. ❤️

    Liked by 2 people

  5. Vera Day says:

    You found some wonderful mother quotes. Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!

    Liked by 1 person

  6. Pam Webb says:

    Better yet—“Mom, can I take you out for a slice of pie?”

    Liked by 1 person

  7. The quotes were great, Mitch. Thank you.

    Liked by 1 person

  8. Maren says:

    The laugh. The tear. Thank you.

    Liked by 1 person

  9. Discover and Explore says:

    Beautiful

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