Role Model

Saw a family of three on the bus today. Nothing special there, except it was on one of those long bus rides that leaves the mind wandering boundlessly. The couple was sitting in front of me so I only saw the back of their heads, but the child on the mom's lap was facing me the whole time. I'd say he/she's about 10 months old.

That's how old I was when my mom was my age.

By 28 my mom was already married with two kids. I'm almost 30 with no foreseeable plan for marriage. What a failure I've turned out to be.

My mom told me today that she started working again, five days a week. Besides that, she continues to do what she loves ― floral arrangements, and has a steady group of friends to hang out with. For a middle-aged widow, my mom probably has the best rocking life.

I think this is the first time in my life I've seen my mom as a role model.