Dear Mom
Back in December, I wrote a post to my mother, apologizing for all the aggravation I caused her. I finally understood how aggravating I actually was, now that I had a dog who was demonstrating to me every possible aggravation a mother can feel.
I never showed that post to Mom, however. Sometimes she’s a little embarrassed that so many people know her through my blogging. I tell her not to worry: I’m not exactly famous, so neither, unfortunately, is she. But she deserves to be in the Mother’s Hall of Fame in about a zillion categories: wisdom, integrity, cheerfulness, patience – to name a couple.
This year, for Mother’s Day, I have turned that blog into a little book.
I had it printed up, and I am delighted with the results.
So this time, I will show it to her.
Here it is:
Happy Mother’s Day to all the aggravated Mothers everywhere in the world!
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(PS – I would love to know if you think there might be a market for this little book. I am considering offering it for sale on this website.)
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That is so adorable!
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Most deThefinitely. The lightbulb wold go on for so many kids as to the treasure of a “mom”. May I share this with my granddaughter as she has aspirations of being a writer, and if I do say so myself, she’s pretty good.
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Of course you can share! I am hoping to find a cost-effective print source so that I can offer this little book at a good price.
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Let me know if you publish it. This would be a great Birthday Gift for our Nursery School kids at church.
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I think this is lovely…and very marketable!
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I love this! I would be happy to buy – it’s so cute. Theo is a natural.
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thanks!
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Absolutely Nanc!
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Nancy, you need to publish this. If you offer it for sale in another way, please let me know how I can buy a copy. I think anyone and everyone who have/had a loving relationship with their mother can relate to this. And the Theo illustrations are the cherry on top of the Sundae. I can see it in a bookstore. Really outstanding and heartwarming work.
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Thanks… I’m looking for the best way to get it done!
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Nancy this is wonderful! Your words, combined with those adorable pictures of Theo hit the nail squarely on the head. I would love to get a copy and have my granddaughters present it to their mom on a future Mother’s Day. Please do publish!
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Thank you. I have decided to take the next step.
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This is wonderful! You should absolutely publish it. I wish I had done something as clever and heartfelt as that for my mother when she was alive (she belongs in the Mother’s Hall of Fame too).
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I am SO fortunate that I can still see her and be with her.
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Nicely done.
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That book is so adorable!!! I would by it if I saw it in stores
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LOVED it!
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Yes! It’s such a sweet little book and I can see it being a great gift for mothers everywhere.
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It’s wonderful. I’m sure it would sell.
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Reading this book was a great way to start my morning! It’s so cute and right on target of what a mother does for her kids and how we don’t really appreciate her until we are doing the same sorts of things. I would absolutely buy this book and give it to my mom if she were still alive. She used to call my dog her grand-dog. Have you priced it out at Blurb? They’re trade size books with soft covers are pretty reasonable but I think Amazon’s publishing will give you better marketing tools.
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I’m in conversation with a publisher. Hoping we can do it.
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I love, love, love, love it! I’d buy it if I saw it! 🙂
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Aww, I love this story. You totally should publish it.
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This is the kind of book I find (and buy) at Barnes and Nobles right by the cash registers. I think it’s great and would be a great mom gift.
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I am hoping to get it printed. I think it might be a draw at the book signings I do for my novels.
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I loved this! And before I even got the end of your post, I was thinking that this would make a terrific book. I think you should publish it and sell it. I’d sure buy it!
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Thanks, Ann!
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Best present ever! Your dog is adorable! And yes, I am sure there is a market for this! — I would buy it!
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Very cute and go for it!
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That is wonderful, I think all of us could say this to a mother in our life.
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This is excellent!!! I love it. I hope your Mom did, too. I think if you had it all ready to go for Mother’s Day 2019 you could make a fortune on this book. You would sell out long before the day.
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How terribly clever of you to make such a cute and appropriate book. I laughed so much so thank you! I feel I’ve spent my entire life always apologizing and decided I was done last year. Needless to say we no longer communicate. This was the perfect post for me to find! T/y
Jaylee
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Dear Theo’s Mom. I hope you do get this published. I would love to get two copies. One is for a friend. Shipping costs to Pennsylvania will absolutely be worth it.
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Great idea! One thought – it might be less expensive to produce on a white background, and more consistent because black in large quantities can have variations… ask your publisher 🙂
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