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I think my mom is sad. That makes me sad.

Last time I saw her she made two comments that are haunting me. First of all, she told my brother and me out of the blue that if she was ever hospitalized and something terrible happened, she didn't want any heroic measures taken. Like she doesn't want to be kept alive by breathing machines and whatnot. She doesn't want to do a Schiavo.

Nothing wrong with that per se. Many people feel that way. My girlfriend goes on about that issue quite a bit. But it was just so out of the blue, the way my mom brought it up.



The other thing was I asked how things were going with her band. She plays clarinet in her city's concert band. She said things were fine but she thought her participation would be coming to an end soon. I asked why and she just kind of smiled sadly and shrugged and said something like, "Well, everything is coming to an end soon really."

She is getting older. There is no way around that. She has had both hips and one knee replaced and lives with some pain and is not super mobile. She is in her late 70's and is already older than her mother was when Alzheimers started to kick in.

My mom is very smart. She is not like my dad who is always cheerful and chipper. Like me, mom doesn't pretend. She can't help but acknowledge cruel reality. Plain old reality can be saddening sometimes.



But I don't like my mom to be sad.
 
its not right that Mom's have to get old..... its not right that Mom's should have to die eventually.

they raised fukin brats like us, and then this is what happens to them? what kind of reward is that?

Usually they have to see the love of their life get frail and pass away....

they bury them, and then have to be abandoned by love and lonely for the rest of their days....

their bodies and brains fail, and they eventually drift away.....

THEY SHOULD HAVE A MOTHER'S DAY ONCE A MONTH, EVERY MONTH

I hope I can continue to reflect some of the virtues my momma taught me when I was young....

she's 70 now and showing signs of oldness......

I don't want my mom to be sad either, I love her...


TRITE
 
Jeezuz Christ man. You almost made me cry there.

I'm just glad my mom has my dad. Not that they have shown any signs of being passionately in love since, well, ever that I remember. But at least they have always been able to look after each other.

And my dad is still very healthy and vigorous and looking like he should keep going for quite awhile.
 
On an unrelated but celebratory note, I believe I have finally finished the lyrics to my new song which I have been tangling with seems like forever. Thank the fucking christ.

I still have a few decisions to make about the picky points of melody and one chord I am uncertain about but that will be a piece of cake now that I know exactly what I'm saying.

The question is if I have written a song that is too difficult for me to sing. It's got some shit going on - a major challenge.

I mean, I'll just go for it and sing it but I may give myself an aneurysm.



Anyways - WOO FUCKING HOO !!!
 
Mudcat
On an unrelated but celebratory note, I believe I have finally finished the lyrics to my new song which I have been tangling with seems like forever. Thank the fucking christ.

I still have a few decisions to make about the picky points of melody and one chord I am uncertain about but that will be a piece of cake now that I know exactly what I'm saying.

The question is if I have written a song that is too difficult for me to sing. It's got some shit going on - a major challenge.

I mean, I'll just go for it and sing it but I may give myself an aneurysm.



Anyways - WOO FUCKING HOO !!!
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Great news Muddy but could have done without the God's name in vain comment! Non-believer's should not be allowed to go there!
 
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