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Comment from Pearl Edwards
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A beautiful poem for Mother's Day Debi, and I agree with your words and the saying. It is a privilege to become Mum and Dad and share our lives, our love. Just one edit -
She does whatever she must do, to always shows (show)
her love
cheers,
valda

 Comment Written 15-May-2023

Comment from CrystieCookie999
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I liked the flow of this poem on Mother's Day (late night). I thought you did a good job. Favorite line absolutely has to be: She's always known the safest place for them are in her arms
Thank you for sharing such lovely sentiments.

 Comment Written 15-May-2023

Comment from Charles W. Johnson
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Well done, Debi, and happy Mother's Day to you! I missed the contest but this is a great entry. The use of "mum" with "some" would make for a truer rhyme without changing the meaning but I can understand your desire for consistency. Thanks for the heartfelt poem.
-Chuck

 Comment Written 14-May-2023


reply by the author on 15-May-2023
    Hey Chuck, I thank you for the awesome review of my Mom poem. I really appreciate all your kind words. Lol, I was going to plead ignorance and tell you in our state that we say the two words so they sound exactly the same, and then I realized you too are from MN. No I am just kidding. I wasn't going to say that, but it would sound funny for a MN girl to say Mum. Haha! I will give it some thought tho as I am always appreciative of your thoughtful feedback. And certain friends are so darn much fun to joke with.
    Thank you also for the very generous gift of six stars! You have no idea what they all mean to me, dear friend.
Comment from LisaMay
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I enjoyed reading your observations about mothers in general and your own mother in particular as a great role model. I was adopted, so I relate to this part of your family history.
Your closing 2 lines are wonderfully human, showing the worthiness of earning the right to be called Mom; sadly, no child will say that to me.

Comment: The cap 'G' is unnecessary in this line:
So they'll Grow up to be the kind of person she's proud of

 Comment Written 14-May-2023


reply by the author on 15-May-2023
    Hi there LisaMay! You are so kind and sweet my friend. And I do appreciate such thoughtful words. I am so sorry that you were not able to have children, but I know enough about you to know that any child that you are close to is a blessed child. You are so special to so many.

    I also did not realize that you were adopted, but I was taught that in some ways that mom is more special, because they always choose to have that child with them. I know that my half brother who I am very close to now, was told everything about my mom and they were loving parents when she was in college and her boyfriend left her because she was pregnant. Yet she suffered everyday of her life until he found her. Unfortunately he only met her twice because she had pancreatic cancer and died soon after when she was 58. I am thankful that they did have some time together

    Thanks for bringing that lonely capital G to my attention. I don't know how that happened and suppose I didn't catch it because of the strange font, but I appreciate you telling me more than you could possibly know.' Thank you again dear friend.
reply by LisaMay on 15-May-2023
    Thank you for the friendship of sharing your family story with me. Relationships with loved ones come in all sorts of varieties. How sad that cancer got in the way of an extended relationship for your half-brother. Sorry for your loss.
    I was amazed to discover that I have 3 half-sisters in Australia.
reply by the author on 15-May-2023
    I hope that it was a good thing and that you became close. Amazing to find out how strange it feels when you see the family resemblance. So you are kind of like my brother Roger who found me and my three brothers. My mother also raised my three sisters that were from my dad's first marriage but their mother died when my sisters were 2, 3 and 4 years old. So they were always with us and I never think of them as half.
    Since I am so against abortion I think adoption is such a wonderful option. Bless you Hon!
Comment from Shirley E Kennedy
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Hi Debi,
This is so beautifully written and feels as though you've reached into the heart of most every mum.
A very special, poignant mother's day prompt entry.
I have six daughters and , although four are mothers too, I don't think they always embrace the difference between mother and mum.
Thanks for sharing.
Blessings
Shirley

 Comment Written 14-May-2023


reply by the author on 15-May-2023
    Hi there Shirley! You are so kind and sweet my friend. And I do appreciate such thoughtful words, gift of six stars and the kind review. I am always honored by all of them.
    Well with six daughters and knowing the lovely woman that you are, I do believe that you raised them right. But I do know what you mean, because I made sure mine knew what it was like to have to work for whatever we got and now a days in general it doesn't seem to be the norm anymore.
    Even tho, they are good moms and they do teach good values. So we did the best we could with what we had, right?
    Thanks again for the great review Shirley. I appreciate you more than you could possibly know dear friend
Comment from Teri7
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This is a very beautiful and well written poem you have penned for Mothers Day. You used very good and very true heart felt words. I hope you are having a very blessed and happy Mother's Day! love and blessings, Teri


 Comment Written 14-May-2023


reply by the author on 14-May-2023
    Teri, ooh thank you for the lovely review of my phone story. I really appreciate all your kind words. Thank you also for the very generous gift of six stars! You have no idea what they all mean to me, my sweet and dear friend. And a very Happy Mother's Day to you too!
Comment from Pam (respa)
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-Very nice artwork and presentation.
Thanks for sharing it and the notes.
-You wrote a very good poem for mothers.
-Effective imagery and rhyme.
-I agree that the reward is "being a mom."
-You did a good job showing how some
mothers have a more difficult time and
that your mother was one of those.
-I am glad you were able to connect with her.
-A very good closing couplet for your tribute.
-Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 14-May-2023


reply by the author on 14-May-2023
    Pam, I thank you with all my heart for this lovely review and kind words for my Mom poem.
    You are so sweet and I appreciate you so very much, my dear friend.
reply by Pam (respa) on 14-May-2023
    You are very welcome and deserving of the review, Debi. You are appreciated, too.
    Happy Mother's Day🌸🌸🌹🌹
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
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Today is a sad day for me, but I love reading everyone's tributes to their mothers. Mine died 9 years ago, and I miss her a lot. Your poem is lovely, and tells of more than just the mum who brought you up, but the one who was selfless enough to give you up to have a better life than she could give. There are many different ways to be a mum. Well done, this was lovely, Good luck! :)) Sandra xx

 Comment Written 14-May-2023


reply by the author on 14-May-2023
    I thank you with all my heart, Sandra for this lovely review and kind words for my Mom poem.
    You are so sweet and I appreciate you so very much, my dear friend.
reply by Sandra Stoner-Mitchell on 14-May-2023
    You are very welcome, it was my pleasure to be able to read it. xxx 🥰
Comment from Dr. Nad
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Hey Debi, I was glad to see you're taken mom and what direction you would go. You did not disappoint. The easy thing to do I think would be just to talk about our mom. L O L. But you incorporated and encouraged and informed mothers everywhere. God bless you and happy Mother's Day!

 Comment Written 13-May-2023


reply by the author on 14-May-2023
    I thank you with all my heart for this lovely review and kind words for my Mom poem. Also for the lovely extra stars.
    You are so sweet and I appreciate you so very much, my sweet brother and dear friend.
reply by Dr. Nad on 15-May-2023
    You are most welcome! God bless.
reply by Dr. Nad on 15-May-2023
    You are most welcome! God bless.
Comment from Chrissy710
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A lovely poem and all so true
In your well written poem
All Mums are special in their own way and although Mother's Day is a day to let Mums know this ,for me everyday is Mothers day and i am blessed with great kids
Best Wishes and have a loveky MD
Cheers Chris

 Comment Written 13-May-2023


reply by the author on 15-May-2023
    Hi there Chris, I thank you with all my heart for this lovely review and kind words for my Mom poem. Yes, motherhood is the most important thing I have ever done. I am tremendously blessed.
    You are so sweet and I appreciate you so very much, my dear friend.