Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers! I am will be leaving shortly to head down to see my Mom and celebrate with her. It's a two hour bus ride so I will doing some more traveling with The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World. - it is a fun travel memoir about three girls who abandon their hectic city careers to travel for one year. I wish I had their gumption!
Sharing A Love of Reading With My Mom
Last year I wrote about how my Mom and I share a love of reading; here is an excerpt:
Reading was a big part of my childhood - I distinctly remember my Mom taking us to the library and reading us a book each night before bed. Eventually, I would go the library alone and was reading under the covers way past "lights out". Interestingly, I rarely saw my Mom read a book - she read the paper but not books so I never considered my Mom a reader. What I didn't appreciate then was that she couldn't fit reading into her demanding schedule of work, childcare and homemaker - reading became one of many sacrifices my Mom made for her family.
A few years ago my parents retired early and Mom found herself with more time than she knew what to do with so she began reading. Knowing how much I read, my Mom would ask me for recommendations and I discovered the joy of sharing books with my Mom. Our tastes are a little different but there is definitely overlap . . .
. . . my mother's and my shared love of reading brings so much more - it offers us a language in which we relate to each other as friends and peers as opposed to mother and daughter. I have discovered quite a bit about my Mom in our discussions about books - revelations I know would not have been shared in any other context.
I have included a book in my Mom's Mother's Day present - Dance Lessons
by Aine Greaney. I loved this book and think she will too. 
Some other reads
that I will recommend to my Mom:
Do you share reads with your Mom (or children)? What are your recommendations?
I love the picture of you and your mom. Her pantsuit is awesome!
ReplyDeleteGreat post--I developed into a reader because of both of my parents, and like your mom, mine didn't have time for books when I was young. Most of my presents when I was young were books that I still have today.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy Mother's Day with you mom--I'm about to take a 2-hour car trip to take my mom to lunch today. Listening to Nevile Shute's A Town Like Alice on the way!
Great picture! Have a good time with your mom.
ReplyDeleteI don't remember seeing my mother read much, either, for the reasons you mentioned. But she did take me to the library faithfully.
ReplyDeleteAnd when she finally got her "empty nest," I discovered that she was an avid reader of some of the books I enjoyed when I was younger.
I fondly think of her now. I posted a picture of us in MY SUNDAY SALON POST
My Mom and I pass books back and forth (long distance). A love of reading and books is just one of the things we share.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! My mom's not much of a reader but I have been able to get her to read a few books this year which I'm proud of.
ReplyDeleteGreat post & tribute to your mom!
ReplyDeleteI think it's wonderful that you and your mom share a love of reading...it's so cool you can discuss books, recommend them to each other etc.
I hope she likes Dancing Lessons. I'm looking forward to it.
I'm reading The Lost Girls now, too!
Enjoy & have a safe trip!
Happy Mother's Day!
I share books with my mom all the time! And I am currently listening to Very Valentine on audio and loving it. :) Happy Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteLovely post and photo! My mom is deceased but my older sister, sister-in-law, and adult neices and I all recommend books back and forth! I noticed your "Lost Summer" book. I'm getting ready to read that right now! Love your blog! I'm here via "Always With a Book."
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice post and photo of you and mom--loved it!
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