My Mom called me this morning to tell me that she woke up late. I heard Sean rustling around getting ready for school and asked him if he could get me out of bed. He agreed and then continued getting ready for school. My body spasmed and I let out a loud, involuntary grunt. He came to my room when he heard this and told me that it sounded like I had to get out of bed!
With Sean at school, my Mom finally showed up. She opened the door and walked in and once I turned around, she greeted me by saying, “Good Morning beautiful girl!” I immediately thought of this song:
My Mom has always called me, “Girl.” I remember I tried to change that once when I was about 30. She would always call me, “Little girl.” And I would respond with, “ I’m a woman.” That didn’t change the fact that she ALWAYS called me a little girl. I changed my strategy and I started to call her, “Lady.”
She told me one day, “Don’t call me lady, little girl!” I responded with, “Don’t call me little girl, lady!” and we both burst out laughing! I just understood that she will ALWAYS call me, “Little girl” because I AM her ONLY little girl.
It probably was about a five or six years ago when she was at my school to pick me up. I wasn’t driving even back then. The staff I had just had a meeting and I wasn’t completely ready to go. My Mom addressed me with the normal, “Little girl” and I didn’t think anything of it until both of the social workers at my school started to laugh hysterically!
I didn’t really think anything of it because that is what my Mom always calls me but they have only known me as an a teacher and an adult. It wasn’t until then that I kind of thought that it must sound funny!
She STILL does it and I’m pretty sure she will ALWAYS do it. It doesn’t matter that I am close to 40. I don’t argue with her anymore and don’t even really notice it. I’m not sure why she edit in the, “Beautiful” part today but I think it’s probably because she knows I’ve been having a rough time lately! Especially with the weather getting warmer now because I had just awakened so I don’t think, “beautiful” was NOY accurate in how you would describe me!