Happy Mother's Day.
Well, I hope it's as happy as it can be. As you know there is a situation--the COVID-19 pandemic--that only an epidemiologist (or, perhaps, a certain kind of science fiction writer) could not have imagined a year ago.
Also, this is my first Mother's Day without my mother. Our relationship was often complicated and fraught when I was younger, but we grew closer, and she was supportive, in various ways, during my gender transition/affirmation.
I know one thing: I would have called her. She would have thanked me for the flowers or whatever I sent her and say "You didn't have to do that." And she would have asked what kind of weather we were having here in New York and, if it wasn't cold and rainy and windy (as it was the other night and yesterday morning), she would have told me to go for a ride.
Well, I hope it's as happy as it can be. As you know there is a situation--the COVID-19 pandemic--that only an epidemiologist (or, perhaps, a certain kind of science fiction writer) could not have imagined a year ago.
Also, this is my first Mother's Day without my mother. Our relationship was often complicated and fraught when I was younger, but we grew closer, and she was supportive, in various ways, during my gender transition/affirmation.
I know one thing: I would have called her. She would have thanked me for the flowers or whatever I sent her and say "You didn't have to do that." And she would have asked what kind of weather we were having here in New York and, if it wasn't cold and rainy and windy (as it was the other night and yesterday morning), she would have told me to go for a ride.
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