There’re two women in my life that I must talk to every single day.
I could never go a day without contacting them in some way; even when we’re not happy with each other, we need the conversation. Ever since I was young, I always called my Grandmother and Mother almost every single day, because they always seemed to have the answers to most issues. If I didn’t need answers, then I would just need to hear their voices.
Their support has always been unconditional, and sometimes unconditional came with a few conditions. Conditions that I am always more than happy to comply with. Okay, maybe I wasn’t always happy to comply with them, however I knew I could trust them. It’s difficult to find unrelenting love and trust these days. Those words are thrown around so much, and barely anyone can seem to catch and hold on to them anymore. The most constant factor that supports me and with trust and love is my family. My immediate family is very small, and spread out, but they’re still my family.
It’s like clockwork, but not exactly.
When any type of life altering, event happens I immediately think “I need to call Momma!” and if she doesn’t pick up then I think “I need to call Grandma!” They always seem to have the right advice, even when I don’t ask the right questions. Their years of experience truly shine through when they talk to me. I’ve always asked them for advice on just about every topic of life, and their advice helps me to make decisions that continue to alter my life. Maybe it’s the bond between a mother and child that makes them easy to talk to.
I never feel that they are going to judge me, like others would. I never feel like they will be terribly disappointed in me. After all, they have done it all, so what I’ve done can’t be too bad. Even if I did do something horrible, it’s like I said.
I can’t go a day without talking to my Mother and Grandmother.
