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| “Alan and his daughter Ashley—Together thru the Years!” |
Points2Ponder
Just when you think???
They forgot their promise…
To call you back…
You know-- the one they made a week ago?
The phone rings, and the words are said “Hey, I was calling you back…wassup?”
And you bite your lip so you don’t say, “you really took a week to get back with me?”
No…you can’t do that…
You just have to be grateful that they remembered that they promised to call.
And they actually did!
And the conversation unfolds. You catch up on work, activities, weekend jaunts, life in general.
And you don’t even realize that 43 minutes have gone by…just lost in the moment, you and your now grown up 29 year old daughter.
And she tells you she loves you as she hangs up.
Just when you think…they go and surprise you!
POINTS2PONDER Why does it seem like… they get so busy that…they forgot about us along the way! When’s the last time…they called, just because!”
Anybody watch the show “Golden Girls” back in the day? You remember…Blanche, Rose, Dorothy and…my favorite…SOPHIA! I loved her sarcasm!
My daughter and I watched it while she was growing up. On Saturday nights. It was family time together. We laughed out loud before it was LOL!
She then called me from college at 11pm some nights and asked, “You watching Golden Girls? I remember this episode! Wait…remember what Sophia says?”
And we would laugh as we watched from two separate homes, one in Florida, one in Tennessee, one at our house, one at her dorm. But, we shared the moment.
My favorite episode was…Mother’s Day!
Anyone remember???…the old ladies wanted to go to dinner, but...they had to wait for “the call!”
You know--”the call” from their kids.
And each of them reminisced as they waited about those younger years, when the kids were all at home, tucked in bed, and they would check on them.
At night, just to make sure they were in bed, sleeping…and safe and sound.
But now, they hoped, they wished, they waited…believing, at some point, “they” would call.
I remember thinking “I won’t ever have to wait for a call—of course, I will be their 1st priority!”
Hey? I was young, what did I know?
So…now I do know…sometimes, just when you think…they forgot…
They didn’t forget…they just suddenly remembered…that they promised to call.
For all the parents and grandparents who may be waiting for a call for Thanksgiving.
Reminiscing about Thanksgivings past and all those wonderful family time memories of those past Thanksgivings.
They were your traditions, your moments shared:
Maybe you all watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade while the turkey cooked in the oven?
Maybe it was the yearly family football game after dinner?
Maybe it was the kids helping in the kitchen while you shared those passed down family recipes.
Or just laughing your head off when you saw Grandpa snoring in the rocking chair, his belt unbuckled, shirt button popped open from eating too much!
Yes we all have those memories—whatever they were, they were ours, and we made them together as a family.
And now, they may be off making their “own” family memories and starting their “own” family traditions.
That’s exactly how it should be.
But just like the Golden Girls… hang around for a while…don’t be in a hurry…
Give them time…you may not be the First thing on their list anymore, but…at least you’re still on their list…and that’s all that matters!
Just when you think???
Phone rings!
Just another thing to be grateful for!
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