cute mom dreams.
As we get older, our relationships with our parents often grow and mature. We generally become more accepting of each other and they usually try to encourage and support the paths we choose to take in life. But sometimes their dreams for us refuse to die. I went home yesterday to celebrate my birthday and my mom’s birthday. Her’s was last week and mine is next week, and since she had plans on her birthday and won’t be here on mine, we decided to celebrate last night. Of course, she feels a tremendous amount of guilt that she will be away on my actual birthday. “Mom,” I keep telling her, “It’s a Saturday…honestly, I have plans with my friends and wouldn’t come home anyway; please don’t feel bad.” But she still feels horrible and tried to ease her guilt by buying me lots of gifts. OK, fine by me.
This is where Cute Mom Dream #1 comes in. She knows me quite well and gifted me with things that she knew I would love and appreciate: a gift card to buy a new comforter, a gift card to Panera (she knows I’m anxiously awaiting the opening of the Coolidge Corner location), Guess jewelry, lots of coffee for my Tassimo, cooking supplies and cupcake making accessories, Philosophy products, and tons of books. But among the books, were three I was quite confused by. They were called “How to Write a Children’s Picture Book” volume I, II, and III. Now, my mom is well aware that I have nooo interest in writing children’s books, but for some reason, she thinks I would be just fabulous at it and has dreamed about it from the time I was learning to read children’s books.
She had dinner with her friend the other night. Her friend has a son, Matt, who is an artist. Obviously, during their dinner they discussed the idea that I should write a children’s book and Matt should illustrate it. Brilliant! The only problem is, I don’t want to write a children’s book and I haven’t talked to Matt since we were playing with Big Wheels in his driveway. But my mom refuses to listen when I tell her I don’t want to write children’s books (“You’d be sooo good at it”). She doesn’t quite understand that writing a book is something you have to really want to do with all of your heart and not just because your mom thinks it would be fun and she’d like to tell her friends about it. And that reading “How to Write a Children’s Picture Book” volume I, II, and III, will probably not give me the passion I need to do write an actual publishable book. Some people think that writing childrens books is easy. It’s not. Do you have any idea how many manuscripts children’s book publishers trash every day? Pretty much all of them. So, that’s Cute Mom Dream #1
Cute Mom Dream # 2 is also a whole lot of fun. My mom and her friend Kathy, who I rarely see, went to my aunt’s for the afternoon last week. I told my mom I would stop by to say hi to them and she said, “Make sure you look nice…” “Umm OK mom, are you worried about me looking like crap?” I think I usually manage to look fairly presentable. Then I realized that it’s been her and her friend Kathy’s life long dream for me and Kathy’s son to get married. One small problem with their plan? Kathy’s son has a girlfriend. Oh, and Kathy’s son and I haven’t seen each other in 4 years. Basically, the whole time I was at my aunt’s house, Kathy stared at me and ooohed and awwed about how she wished her son was there to see me. “Doesn’t he have a girlfriend?” I asked. “Not if he saw you!!” she replied. She said she loves her sons girlfriend but looked sad as she said, “Your mom and I had plans you know.” I KNOW. I know all about your plans, and they involved three houses all in a row. One for me and Kathy’s son, one for my mom and dad, and one for Kathy and her husband. Wouldn’t that be lots of fun?
My mom supports my life and every decision I make, but if she had it her way she would change a few things. If she could pick my career and future husband, she would in a second. But she trusts me and knows I will make her proud. If only I would just try to write that children’s book. She knows I could do it. And maybe, just maybe, Kathy’s son will break up with his girlfriend once he sees my mom’s beautiful children’s book writing daughter. Right. I love you more than anything, but dream on, Mom.
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