My mum had a boy when she was 16. After being sent away by her father to have the child, she put him up for adoption. I know that over the years she has often thought of him - where he was; what kind of man he had turned out to be. Fourteen years ago she put her name in a database that would allow adopted children to find their parents and on Monday the call came.
She called me at work - nervous, happy, terrified. I met her and sat with her while she mustered up the courage to call. Eventually, after a few cups of tea she dialed the number and talked to her son for the first time in 38 years.
Tonight we went for coffee and talked - talked about people in my life and talked about Wade - the new addition to her life. She talked about how scared she was and how nervous meeting him on Saturday made her. She can think of nothing else. In it though, in all of it's heaviness and loveliness, she smiled that smile that I love and laughed a little. "The thing that really worries me is that I won't like him. Then what?"
Then she smiled some more and sipped her coffee.
She called me at work - nervous, happy, terrified. I met her and sat with her while she mustered up the courage to call. Eventually, after a few cups of tea she dialed the number and talked to her son for the first time in 38 years.
Tonight we went for coffee and talked - talked about people in my life and talked about Wade - the new addition to her life. She talked about how scared she was and how nervous meeting him on Saturday made her. She can think of nothing else. In it though, in all of it's heaviness and loveliness, she smiled that smile that I love and laughed a little. "The thing that really worries me is that I won't like him. Then what?"
Then she smiled some more and sipped her coffee.
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i`m very happy to hear that shane and brent would consider having me there to dj. i`ve been excited about this place opening for the last 5 months, and if i got the chance to actually work there that`d be even better
i`m looking forward to next thursday... i`m hoping for a full recovery by then
looks like it`s going to be fun, i think Seska will be joining us along with a few other crazies if we`re lucky!
[Edited on Sep 03, 2005 5:37PM]
tonight is the night you and your mom meet this brother of yours. Intense. Make sure your mom drinks a glass of wine or a shot of scotch before-hand
[Edited on Sep 03, 2005 11:40PM]