{"id":8364,"date":"2015-05-07T13:20:06","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T20:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=8364"},"modified":"2025-12-16T19:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T02:40:47","slug":"what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2015\/05\/07\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What your mom wants for Mothers Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"What<\/p>\n

* She wants the handmade crafts – the pictures, the paintings, the little sculptures, the handprints, the inedible breakfast – But the coffee, she wants the coffee to be good, so if you haven’t mastered that skill yet, step aside<\/p>\n

* She wants to laugh without peeing her pants<\/p>\n

* She wants her great aunt’s ring back that you tried on because it was sparkly but then lost somewhere in your bedroom<\/p>\n

* She wants you to clean your room<\/p>\n

* She wants some privacy in the bathroom<\/p>\n

* She wants you to know that loves hearing you say mom, or mama, or mommy, or mumum or whatever it is you say – It’s the most beautiful sound in the world to her, until you say it 30 times in a row – or if you say it after bedtime<\/p>\n

* She wants a nap<\/p>\n

* She wants some help around the house<\/p>\n

* She wants you to eat your vegetables – Yes, those of you who are grown up, you too<\/p>\n

* She wants you to soar, but she wants you to remember where you came from – and she wants a hug and a kiss before you go<\/p>\n

* She wants you to call more<\/p>\n

* She wants you to chase your dreams, but do it safely and wear your seatbelt<\/p>\n

* She wants more for you than she ever dreamed possible for herself<\/p>\n

* She wants you to be happy, but not just a momentary glee, but the deep soulful happiness that comes when you are using your body, heart and mind to their potential<\/p>\n

* She wants you to know that you completely changed her on a cellular level and through every aspect of her life<\/p>\n

* She wants a little respect<\/p>\n

and<\/span><\/p>\n

* She wants you to know that she loves you<\/p>\n

Ok, Moms, leave me a note; What else do you want for Mothers Day<\/p>\n

\"bow-tie-border\"<\/p>\n

\"listen-to-your-mother\"<\/a>If you are in the Seattle area, celebrate your mom and motherhood by joining us at the inaugural production of Listen to Your Mother<\/a> in Seattle.<\/p>\n

I will be joining a cast of 13 local writers sharing the joy, the pain, and the mess of motherhood.<\/p>\n

This show will be pee your pants funny, with a side of tears. Bring tissue.<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 9, 2015 \u00a02:00 pm<\/p>\n

Bloedel Hall at St. Mark’s Cathedral<\/p>\n

Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

* She wants the handmade crafts – the pictures, the paintings, the little sculptures, the handprints, the inedible breakfast – But the coffee, she wants the coffee to be good, so if you haven’t mastered that skill yet, step aside * She wants to laugh without peeing her pants * She wants her great aunt’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[694,138],"tags":[432,877],"class_list":["post-8364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-living-well","category-parenting-living-well","tag-motherhood","tag-mothers-day","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day.png?fit=940%2C788","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day.png?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day.png?fit=940%2C788",940,788,false]},"categories_names":{"694":{"name":"Living Well","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/living-well\/"},"138":{"name":"Parenting & Family","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/parenting-living-well\/"}},"tags_names":{"432":{"name":"motherhood","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/motherhood\/"},"877":{"name":"mothers day","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/mothers-day\/"}},"comments_number":0,"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day.png?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"cvmm-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day.png?resize=300%2C300",300,300,true],"cvmm-medium-plus":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day.png?resize=305%2C207",305,207,true],"cvmm-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day.png?resize=400%2C600",400,600,true],"cvmm-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day.png?resize=600%2C600",600,600,true],"cvmm-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day.png?resize=940%2C788",940,788,true],"cvmm-small":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day.png?resize=130%2C95",130,95,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/what-your-mom-wants-for-mothers-day.png?fit=940%2C788",940,788,false]},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1fDeG-2aU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7982,"url":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/12\/31\/gems-gems-2014-wrapup\/","url_meta":{"origin":8364,"position":0},"title":"Gem’s Gems 2014 Wrapup","author":"Judy Schwartz Haley","date":"","format":false,"excerpt":"My kid says some funny stuff, and every year I post a round-up of some of her best lines. enjoy. \u00a0Ambition G: I can be anything I want when I grow up? 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