I’ve been a mother for twenty-two years. I’ve been a daughter, for 51 years. Never ever could I have imagined, I would ever spend a Mother’s Day on quarentine! Yet here we are…
I called Senorita a few days ago (that’s my mother), just to see what her thoughts were about celebrating Mother’s Day this year. My brother and I usually head over to my parents house, and spend the day relaxing with food, wine, and basketball. Senorita does not like to dine out on Mother’s Day, she hates lines and she hates crowds.
She rather enjoys a day at home, watching the NBA, and surrounding herself with family. But now here we are on a world wide quarentine. What does Mother’s Day 2020 supposed to look like? Senorita will be 81 this year. Surrounding herself with family could very well be the death of her and my father. So I called her, wanting to know her thoughts, and these were her exact words:
“I don’t want you guys over here! Don’t you even think about coming over here! We could die!” She had more to say, but I’m sure you see exactly how this conversation went. Senorita is 4 feet 10 inches, with a no nonsense attitude. Take that visual and read what she said again.
I laughed because I knew she would say this. But it still made me sad. I know alot of people are still going to celebrate and do whatever they want to do. Be defiant, and not take into account the risks they are taking. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I got either of my parents sick with the corona virus. I’ve accepted the fact that this Mother’s Day will be different.
There will be no pictures, there will be no video’s. No hugs or laughs around the table. There will be no NBA. My brother and I will not be in her kitchen preparing the food for the day. We will celebrate Mother’s Day separately in 2020.
I called Senorita this morning. She was in good spirits, and excited about the gift I had delivered to her. We laughed and caught up on whatever conversation there was to catch up on. We just spoke two days ago lol, but some how we had more laughing and catching up to do.
At one point she got quiet, and said- “I wish I could see my Great-Granddaughter. I just wish I could see her…” Ok, quick sidenote: Her only Great-Grandchild is 19 months old and lives out of state. She has not seen her since last Mother’s Day. The child’s mother has distanced herself from the family. I will leave it at that…
I did my dudiligence and got her a picture. Her day was made. Happy Mother’s Day Senorita! Next year we’re going to turn up and turn OUT!!!
