Happy birthday, mama. Thanks for calling my puppies your "granddogs" and loving them the way you do. Thanks for making me my favourite cauliflower soup whenever I get sick. Thanks for helping me wrangle the pups into their Hallowe'en costumes instead of laughing at me for dressing them up. Thanks for understanding the importance of good-quality chocolate. Thanks for staying married to Dad for over 30 years and for showing me what a long, stable relationship can look like. Thanks for caring so much about every single detail of my life, even when I get snarky and evasive because I feel smothered. Thanks for smothering me with your love even when I don't deserve it. Love you.
Happy birthday! I didn't know other people called their kids' dogs by that! My mom calls them her "grandpuppies" and when the dogs go stay with my parents we call it "going to Camp Grandma".
ReplyDeleteOh, happy birthday Hillary's Mama! I hope you're having a wonderful one.
ReplyDeleteAw, I've met your Mom and she's pure sweetness. Just like you. :)
ReplyDeletewell thats just lovely - made me cry ;o)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! And thanks for raising a snarky woman who writes funny things on the Web and makes me laugh.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday, hillary's mama! this is the sweetest post ever :)
ReplyDeleteMy mother in law calls them grandpuppies too.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Hillary's Mom!
Happy birthday to your mom!
ReplyDeleteMy mom calls our pup her "granddog" too, and it cracks me up because it annoys the shit out of Sean. Once she did go a little far and called her her "grand-dogger," but I think it's so charming!
Love that your mama does it too!