14 comments


  • This is a great post, and just in time for some soul-filled writing for Mother’s Day. Thank you Becky and Lucy!

    April 18, 2022
    • Write in Community

      Thanks, Karen. I’m glad the words on writing about our mothers inspired you.

      April 19, 2022
  • Jody Hawk Pitsch

    You’ve made me not only want to get out pen and paper, but also to say, Mom, out loud. 🙂

    April 18, 2022
    • Write in Community

      Your kind comments made me smile, Jody. And say Mom out loud!

      April 19, 2022
  • Oh, Becky. I love your writing. This makes me want to go write my own story about my mom. Interesting how it’s easy to write about our mothers but harder to write about our relationships with our daughters. At least for me it is. Even though my relationship with my mother was a beautiful thing, my relationship with my daughters almost sacred. I can’t even imagine putting it into words. Yet I suspect I’ll be trying very soon.

    April 19, 2022
    • Write in Community

      Yes, the relationships with our daughters are sacred. I’d love to see what you write. Thanks for inspiring me.

      April 19, 2022
  • Jan Bretz

    Your words made me think about and write about my mom. So beautifully complex your writing and this subject! Thank you for taking me there, Becky!

    April 19, 2022
    • Write in Community

      I appreciate your words, Jan. Sometimes when I begin writing I don’t know where I’m going. Then, whoosh, something alive takes over!

      April 19, 2022
  • Maggie Sievers

    So lovely, Becky. Thanks for these heartfelt thoughts at this time of year. I miss my mother every day. She was my rock. ❤️

    April 19, 2022
    • Write in Community

      Thank you. Your mother was so fortunate to have you as a daughter. You are a rock to others, Maggie.

      April 19, 2022
  • Delores Feeken Schmidt

    Your beautiful piece time-tunneled me to one of my earliest proud Mommy moments. A kindergarten mother/daughter tea. Mom got me a blue suit, color matched to her own. It had “diamond” buttons that sparkled. My patent leather Sunday shoes tapped on the floor, the same as her high heels. The final magic was a stop at a flower shop where we got matching red rose corsages. Was there ever a more grown up five year old? I was a proud miniature clone of my beautiful mother.
    Thank you for the prompt to recall a precious memory.

    April 19, 2022
    • Write in Community

      What a special memory, Delores! All of it was grand to read. Really like the matching red rose corsages. Thank you!

      April 20, 2022
  • Melodee Landis

    Thanks for the inspiration to think deeply about my mother. Yes, complex💕

    April 20, 2022
    • Write in Community

      Thank you, Melodee. Yes, thinking about our mothers is a precious and complicated journey.

      April 20, 2022

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