It will come as no surprise to know I sent my mother to the edge on more than one occasion. I was the second of three boys, each perfect in our unique ways.
But I know we drove mum mad.
She’d tell us one thing and we’d do the opposite.
She’d get all upset and we’d say sorry and promise the world.
She’d say, “You’ll be sorry when I’m gone, then we’ll see how much your smart arse attitudes help you.”
We never took her seriously; she was mum and always there.
Then one day she hit the edge.
Written for: https://carrotranch.com/2018/01/25/january-25-flash-fiction-challenge/
Morpethroad 
So touching
Thanks Ritu, though Mum may have had a different thought on it all.
True… but still… touching nonetheless.
Too bad our expectation of Mum always being there can’t be true.
Yes one day it occurs to you that human human not superwoman
Should read mum is human….my finger strayed
We think that of both of our parents, always there for us. Dad’s been gone almost 22 years, and I still hear him telling me stuff. Mum’s been gone just over a week, but through the grief, little snippets of happier times are creeping in, so I feel she is talking to me too.
My experience says its a lot like that.
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Same here.
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Very nicely written, you capture that up and down of life. Emotional. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for stopping by
Such a bitter sweet piece. Touching… What is it with mothers and them saying this. I thought only mine did… But I say: “We loved you. We knew what you did for us. We were just human…”…
Sometimes it’s the relentless nature of our behaviours that wore them down.
True…
Some mothers truly are saints for what they have to deal with.
Yes indeed
As a mother of only two boys I can easily see how that could happen.
Thanks Robbie, I’m sure we gave our mother plenty as we grew up.
Awwe, we’ve all been guilty like that I guess. Heart-breaking.
Thanks for stopping by Anurag.
Beautiful but so sad. I think all children are like you describe. You never think it is going to happen.
Yes we take so much for granted as kids, don’t we.
We do and into adulthood I think.
It’s not easy being a mum to boys. And yet, no matter how much grief they give her, their grief when she’s gone is deep. A beautiful story of truth this week, Michael. So much summed up in your last sentence.
Thanks so much Charli
I’m also the second of three sons, so I can relate.
Thanks so much for stopping by fellow number two