goldie
11-21-2002, 05:59 PM
In this age of
scattered soccer moms,
SUVs and cell phone mania,
breakfasts on the run,
latchkey kids,
and families lost,
she is a kind and refreshing reminder of
what used to be for some,
and of what still should be for all.
She was as surely as anyone, a real career woman.
There are today,
too many distorted caricatures
of what children wish “mom” could really be.
They are over-the-edge extremes whose concerns are
less about home, husband, and children
and more about their “real” career of making money.
They bring children into a
disordered and frightening world,
and complain every single day of
personal sacrifices and
burdens imposed by their own choices, needs, and greed.
But what the children truly want is a real, full-time mom.
Somewhere along the journey,
a detour was taken
and the road has led to a dead-end
for too many families.
Society seems to disallow
the idea of a Mrs. Cleaver today,
while mightily pushing the power of
dollar signs and supposed personal fulfillment.
Fictionally represented though she is,
there is something very nice about
that string of pearls around her neck,
a crisply clean dress, and high heel shoes.
They are the pleasant accessories of
a kind and loving character.
Society has forgotten that
when it’s all said and done,
children will care far, far less about
designer sneakers,
material excess, and
overloaded backpacks,
and far, far more about the
love, support, and nurturing sweetness of mom.
In this world full of
wayward families,
shattered dreams,
and fake gems,
she is – and always will be –
a true mother of pearl.
~ goldie ~
scattered soccer moms,
SUVs and cell phone mania,
breakfasts on the run,
latchkey kids,
and families lost,
she is a kind and refreshing reminder of
what used to be for some,
and of what still should be for all.
She was as surely as anyone, a real career woman.
There are today,
too many distorted caricatures
of what children wish “mom” could really be.
They are over-the-edge extremes whose concerns are
less about home, husband, and children
and more about their “real” career of making money.
They bring children into a
disordered and frightening world,
and complain every single day of
personal sacrifices and
burdens imposed by their own choices, needs, and greed.
But what the children truly want is a real, full-time mom.
Somewhere along the journey,
a detour was taken
and the road has led to a dead-end
for too many families.
Society seems to disallow
the idea of a Mrs. Cleaver today,
while mightily pushing the power of
dollar signs and supposed personal fulfillment.
Fictionally represented though she is,
there is something very nice about
that string of pearls around her neck,
a crisply clean dress, and high heel shoes.
They are the pleasant accessories of
a kind and loving character.
Society has forgotten that
when it’s all said and done,
children will care far, far less about
designer sneakers,
material excess, and
overloaded backpacks,
and far, far more about the
love, support, and nurturing sweetness of mom.
In this world full of
wayward families,
shattered dreams,
and fake gems,
she is – and always will be –
a true mother of pearl.
~ goldie ~