Comments on: Mamafesto: Happy Birthday, Mom. Everything Worth Knowing, You Taught Us

By: Mamafesto « Elaine’s blog

Mamafesto « Elaine’s blog — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:06:08 +0000

[...] by Amy Silverman’s Mamafesto, I am moved to write down some of the many, many things that my mother taught [...]

By: susan silverman

susan silverman — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:19:37 +0000

Leah….I hope you saved it…I think it’s very valuable….
xs

By: Leah

Leah — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:01:39 +0000

I thought of your mom the other day when I was going through stuff and i found my “bye bye thigh fat club – member of the month!” ribbon!!!!! <3

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:06:50 +0000

I love this. I’m stealing it for my mom’s birthday. What has she taught me?

- If you buy white dishes at yardsales, then everything will match eclectically
- There’s always room for one more person at the dinner table. Just make an extra side-dish, so the food will stretch to cover last-minute guests.
- Most people are crazy. Try to be kind.
- Normalcy is overrated.
- It’s a good idea to travel halfway around the world after college.
- The activities that mass-culture promotes as fun are often not fun. Here’s what is fun: Reading. Drinking tea. Talking with old friends. Gardening, but only if you do it your way.
- Try to leave the world a better place than you found it. This includes sneaking out in the middle of the night to plant sunflowers on a military base.

Oh, I could go on, but I ought to get back to work. What a great idea.

By: heather in arizona

heather in arizona — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:33:13 +0000

your mom sounds fabulous!

By: Laura Laughlin

Laura Laughlin — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:01:40 +0000

Happy Birthday to an amazing mom. She taught you well.

By: Noan

Noan — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:43:33 +0000

I realize I have never met your mother but I already love her.

By: susan silverman

susan silverman — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:55:47 +0000

And…..
I have the best daughters … & grand kids* in the world……
Evidence that my manifesto should be followed…..
a loving and insanely grateful Mom…….

*and sons in law…..but I can’t take credit…..:)