My Mom Tells … Some

A few months ago, when Mom discovered my blog (and started using it to keep up with me) I asked her to write a “guest post” for me. Anything she wanted. Since then, she’s been randomly emailing me a sort of free-form list of what it was like to be my mom or things about me. In honor of Mother’s Day, I present to you, mainly unedited “Erica through Mom’s Eyes” by the bestest mom in the world. I love you Mom.

My oldest daughter was the first to step into the gene pool I have to admit – she wasn’t wearing a bathing cap so she was…..

• The first kid to hustle used fraggle dolls to passers by on the street

• The first kid to be proud of chasing bugs away!

• She is so cute- so So cute people pinched her all the time (and asked me if she was mine)

• Very principled (except when it comes to playing board games – she then declares every person for themselves)

• Has a fixation with Rice Krispies treats

• A speed reader that would put Evelyn Woods to shame

• A kid who learned how to tie her shoes in one shot- but still can’t tell analog time.

• Wore a yarmulke and scarf to be the first female rabbi for dress up
• Went to Denmark to dig holes in the ground looking for Viking shmattes–but wouldn’t pick up in her room for anything –although strangely the Danes now know some Yiddish

• Never quite got the group – join up mentality

• Always wondered in camp why everyone was running so much??

• had many secret love affairs apparently…..

• Seems to be very open about herself online but when a mother asks…..

• She had a headless male mannequin in her bedroom with gargoyles

• She hung out in the “pit” behind 7 eleven in high school

Where did I go wrong and yet so right??!!!  As her mother I can say she made me look good. How can you not be crazy about someone who makes a decent rugelach? Someone who buys padding for her dogs’ bed (and needs to replace her own mattress) and a person who compliments her mothers cooking no matter what jelly is in it?? Singlehandedly brought Yiddish expressions to the Danish archaeological underground??

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