Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for May 07, 2010
May 06, 2010
May 08, 2010
Transcript:
Cathy: I love you, mom! I don't know why I get so defensive and crazy around you. Mom: I know, sweetie. I clipped some newspaper stories on the subject! Here are some magazine articles! Pamphlets from the drugstore! Strategies for stress reduction! Coping skills support groups! Nutrients for mood improvement! And a purse full of cartoons that remind me of us! Cathy: MOM!! Mom: See? You're already speaking in a much quieter voice!
I don’t know how it happened, but I’ve turned into Cathy’s Mother!! Well, not as bad and, honestly, I’ve been like her for at least 30 years ( my daughter is 33 and my son 37 !), but we Mothers do so many of those things because we love our children with all our hearts! We share all those clippings, stories, past-experiences because we want to try & help them avoid having to go through so many of the same things we went through. Or, in many instances, help them know that what they’re going through is “normal” - give them another perspective - “help them help themselves”. Hey, what else is a Jewish Mother for????