be acknowledged that we are talking about the A-list moms among us...the kind we are only too aware not everyone has but wish they did and the kind we wish we had, if we don’t or didn’t… the kind we are trying to be, whether by example or intention.) The mom interest factor isn’t nosiness or over- stepping or being too clingy; it’s just that, from the moment we enter our moms’ lives, it’s their job to pay attention to every detail. Every kick, every cry, every bodily function, every bite of food, every development, every milestone, every need. This is a switch that’s hard to turn off. So, when they no longer need to know everything, the best moms still want to know a lot. And what a gift this is. Those of us who are blessed to have moms like this still with us on
earth already know one of the many things we’ll miss when they’re gone is having someone, we can share the fine print of life with—the back stories and the follow-ups and the plot twists. Given the chance, we vow to try to repay our moms for all their years of rapt attention the same way we plan to try to repay most every- thing else they’ve done for us: by doing the same for their grandchildren. And so, kids, down the road, when you get a great deal at T. J. Maxx or finally pick between “vanilla mist” white and “hand-churned cream” white for that wall you’re painting or, you know, get new carpet, just know this: we’d love to hear all about it.
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FALL/WINTER 2022 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • FALL/WINTER 2022
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