I made the above Mother’s Day video a few years back. I’ve posted it here so you can share it with others, if you wish. To show it at a church or other public gathering, click here.
Mom was twenty when I was born—twenty times as old as me. But when I turned ten, I suddenly realized, she was only three times as old as me–and when I turned twenty she would be only two times as old as me. “Soon,” I thought, “she’ll be younger than me!” (Math wasn’t my strong suit.) By the time I got to college I’d finally figured out that Mom would always be exactly twenty years older than me. Which meant she would always have twenty years more life experience than me.
It was like hiking with a tall friend: You come to a fork in the road, behind which is a hill. You can’t see what the two paths do beyond that hill, so how can you choose which one to take? You ask a tall friend who can see beyond the hill. Despite the fact that she was only 5’2″, Mom was my “tall friend.”
Still, she was experiencing new things too. When I was six, she was learning how to be the mother of a six-year-old. When I was sixteen, she was learning how to survive being the mother of a sixteen-year-old. Not to mention all the other stuff life throws at women.
My perspective changed when I realized Mother’s Day wasn’t just a celebration of who my mom was, it was a celebration of who she was becoming. The only thing that remained the same from start to finish was her love. And when she passed, I remembered that no matter what changes she was going through, she always loved me.
That inspired my short play I Always Knew You Loved Me, as well as the short film version above about a trio of young adults and their seemingly-unrelated Mom stories. To read or perform the play, click here. And again, to share the video publicly, click here.
I love you, Mom. Every version of you. And I’m glad I never caught up with you. I mean, who wants to be older than their mom, right?
As a mother of two daughters and a son, I loved this video (again). Thanks for sharing it, Mitch.
My pleasure, Mama Annie.
Great video
Thank you, Sheree.
beautiful dedication Mitch! Mike
Thanks, Mike!
A celebration of who she was becoming, I love that line! Read it over 3 times. This is so beautiful! ❤️
Why, thank you, CJ. 🧡
Mitch, this is beautiful. I LOVE the video, your message, the lessons of Mom being like 3 different people. Aw, Mom is growing up!
And the one thing they all agreed on–the love.
Thank you for sharing the gift of your loving heart and writing! And humor!
You’re a blessing!!❣️🥰🩷
Likewise, dear friend❣
What a wonderful video ❣️❣️❣️
Why, thank you, Luisa❣
You’re more than welcome🌹
What a wonderful video Mitch! God bless!
Thank you, Pete!
Wonderful post Mitch.
Thank you.
Awww…
Aw, that’s delightful. And your maths reminds me of my maths.
;>)
Awww, love this post and video.
🧡
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Hi Mitch, this post is wonderful! Thank you so much for it.
My pleasure, Anonymous friend.
I love this post so much Mitch! It’s rare these day in this world for one to have such expressed insight and sensitivity into Mother’s Day. Thank you for the post, it is truly awesome!
My pleasure, and thank you, Renate❣
A wonderful video, Mitch.
Thank you, Manu.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms!
Thanks, Mitch. Made me cry.
All of us would probably be different too, and I’m eldest.
Missing Mom, a ‘Mighty Mouse’ world-changer who never achieved 5 feet, but left an impact of love on all who knew her.
Hugs to all Moms reading. You rock!
That’s a lovely video. The ending is my favorite part.