Today, June 7th, is my mom's 58th birthday! She's a woman of a few words but her heart is larger than life. She's 'wished' away her whole life taking care of others' needs and always putting others first before herself. First, her struggles growing up, then working her youth away to provide for her family, then kids, then family, and now grandkids.
Rarely has she ever complained unless you really make her talk - She's given her time and self away to everyone selflessly without worrying about her own needs and wants; yet no one, including myself, have ever really appreciated her or everything she does for others. We have instead always asked her to be something she's not - which is to 'stand up' for herself or speak up instead of just keeping everything bottled up inside.
She's always had people around her to take adventage of her niceness - knowing that, she has bent over backwards because it's just not in her nature to not please or help others. She maybe a woman of a few words, but when she does say something, it's almost always worth while or to the point. She has gone through a lot in life yet, still puts on a smile and a brave front.
I wish her the bestest birthday and happiest of times for next 50+ years. If there's anyone who deserves the best of everything, it's Nita! We love you mom and we may not say it enough, or ever but you really have lived a life of dignity through all the ups and downs. May you make the next 50 years the best and most self pampering years of your life.
