Maternal Memories...

I remember my mother with a certain fondness.
She was far from typical, and certainly a bit unorthodox in her child rearing...
For instance, this one time, I stopped along the road on the way back from the bus stop to pick her some wild flowers.
Anyway,... I got home and it turned out she was allergic to this particular flower. So, of course she did what all mothers would do...
She shoved a screwdriver into my lung and laughed maniacally as it filled with blood.
Honestly, after a month and a half of hospitalization, I think she felt kinda bad.
There was another occasion, where her intentions were questioned, but I think she had the best of intentions...
See, she had pretty high expectations for me. So, one day she told me to go out and wash the car.
Never having the greatest eyesight, it turns out I missed some lady bug guts that'd kinda lodged up underneath the headlight.
Well, knowing in her heart that I was capable of better, she made me bathe in a tub of broken beer bottles for the rest of the month.
Ya know what? The next time I washed the car,... I did better.
Uhhh, anyway...
Yeah, kudos to all you moms out there. Much love indeed.
So, until next I blog, remember this. I'm Ben Dennis, and I'd like you better if you were too...