Mother May I?

Old habits die hard.  Some die harder than others. For me the hardest habit to break is looking to my Mom for an answer.  I rarely make it to the cash register before sending my mom a picture of whatever it is I am thinking about buying, for her opinion.  I still ask permission to go out most times. She never says "no", but she will often say "I'm not going to tell you not to go..."  I know what that really means.

Normally, this does not bother me much.  It is just the way I function, a girl needs her mother.  I realized it might be a slight problem when I instinctively dialed her number when trying to decide which blank (she reads this blog so I can’t say) to get her for Mothers Day.

This conundrum probably stems from the fact that she has never steered me wrong.  In my 22 years of life she has never given me a wrong answer.  More importantly she has never let me walk out of the house looking a hot-mess.  (She has a very distinct eyebrow raise reserved for when your outfit is questionable.)  Why would I stop turning to someone so wise for all the answers?

This weekend, appreciate your Mom. Give her kisses, make her breakfast.  Buy her that thing you know she wants very badly, but she will never buy for herself because it just "isn't practical”.  Chances are she always fears the day you no longer need to call her for the answers.  She has no idea that day will never come.

What do you still call your Mom for advice on?