Comments on: Mother’s Day musings… http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/mothers-day-musings/174/ Leslie Esdaile Banks, Author Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Isaiah Roberts http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/mothers-day-musings/174/comment-page-1/#comment-18674 Isaiah Roberts Wed, 12 May 2010 15:06:53 +0000 http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/?p=174#comment-18674 Happy Mother's Day to all.*', Happy Mother’s Day to all.*’,

]]> By: rosetta mckinnon http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/mothers-day-musings/174/comment-page-1/#comment-14596 rosetta mckinnon Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0000 http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/?p=174#comment-14596 I amlate in reading this blog, since Ive been home recupping from an illness in June and now unemployed Iam catching up. LA, I can definitely relate to yr Mothers Day msuings, but they are BLESSINGS!!! i miss my Maternal grandmother I was her road dawg and even would go with her when she went to play her sttreet numbers back in the day (1960-70's), trips to D.C. with her group the War Mothers, women who had sons who served this country in the wars. She used give me and my cousin/lil brother $5.00 for chewing gum as she would say and my mother would tell her those kids dont need any junk!! But, Grandma didnt care, she gave out her own brand of sweet love. Memories of Grandma getting ready for church, using a little cooking oil for grease when she ran out of vaseline to put on her legs so they wont be ashy(lol), yeah Grandma to me was the BOMB!!!!!!she didnt trust banks back then, callled them crooks, how right she was, and ahead of her time, she was famous for putting her money under the mattress and trust me nobody ever stole a dime of it either!!! when she was going out she would pin money inside her bra so if anyone wanted to mug her they had a fight on their hands!! for sure! My grandparents were of Caribbean decent Ma from the Cat Islands in the Bahamas and PaPa from Antigua, and my Dad family from New Orleans,La, so I am always proud to say I am a Southern West Indian!!! My great Grandfather was an forer slave (Dads side) and he was to be not played with. All my memories of my ancestors are good and I can still smile and laugh about growing up in the Southeast Bronx, and share with my daughter and daughter -in-law with great pride!!Its a good thing that we cab have those memories they bring great joy inside my tears!!! Its part what makes me who I am and I am proud of it,too!!We give them immortality by passing it on to our children and so on and so on!!But, mothers are what give this world we live in compassion, love, humility, joy, pride,, didnt Tupac sing about his regardless of what she did, she was still his Mama!! I amlate in reading this blog, since Ive been home recupping from an illness in June and now unemployed Iam catching up. LA, I can definitely relate to yr Mothers Day msuings, but they are BLESSINGS!!! i miss my Maternal grandmother I was her road dawg and even would go with her when she went to play her sttreet numbers back in the day (1960-70′s), trips to D.C. with her group the War Mothers, women who had sons who served this country in the wars. She used give me and my cousin/lil brother $5.00 for chewing gum as she would say and my mother would tell her those kids dont need any junk!! But, Grandma didnt care, she gave out her own brand of sweet love. Memories of Grandma getting ready for church, using a little cooking oil for grease when she ran out of vaseline to put on her legs so they wont be ashy(lol), yeah Grandma to me was the BOMB!!!!!!she didnt trust banks back then, callled them crooks, how right she was, and ahead of her time, she was famous for putting her money under the mattress and trust me nobody ever stole a dime of it either!!! when she was going out she would pin money inside her bra so if anyone wanted to mug her they had a fight on their hands!! for sure! My grandparents were of Caribbean decent Ma from the Cat Islands in the Bahamas and PaPa from Antigua, and my Dad family from New Orleans,La, so I am always proud to say I am a Southern West Indian!!! My great Grandfather was an forer slave (Dads side) and he was to be not played with. All my memories of my ancestors are good and I can still smile and laugh about growing up in the Southeast Bronx, and share with my daughter and daughter -in-law with great pride!!Its a good thing that we cab have those memories they bring great joy inside my tears!!! Its part what makes me who I am and I am proud of it,too!!We give them immortality by passing it on to our children and so on and so on!!But, mothers are what give this world we live in compassion, love, humility, joy, pride,, didnt Tupac sing about his regardless of what she did, she was still his Mama!!

]]> By: Taige Crenshaw http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/mothers-day-musings/174/comment-page-1/#comment-12967 Taige Crenshaw Wed, 13 May 2009 00:08:19 +0000 http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/?p=174#comment-12967 Very true and well said. I remember the 1st year after my Mom died. I celebrated her. Not on Mother's Day. I did it on her favorite holiday. Christmas. For Christmas she baked and gave her pastries to people. Give them a little love. So that 1st Christmas after my Mom passed I baked all the tarts, carrot cake, sweet bread and other pastries she usually would and sent them to my various families in various states. It gave them a little love like my Mom did. And it made the holiday so much easier for me. Very true and well said. I remember the 1st year after my Mom died. I celebrated her. Not on Mother’s Day. I did it on her favorite holiday. Christmas. For Christmas she baked and gave her pastries to people. Give them a little love.

So that 1st Christmas after my Mom passed I baked all the tarts, carrot cake, sweet bread and other pastries she usually would and sent them to my various families in various states. It gave them a little love like my Mom did. And it made the holiday so much easier for me.

]]> By: Ter http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/mothers-day-musings/174/comment-page-1/#comment-12965 Ter Tue, 12 May 2009 17:30:58 +0000 http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/?p=174#comment-12965 Beautiful post !! I lost My Mom last year and my Grams 7 years ago and miss them both terribly Beautiful post !!

I lost My Mom last year and my Grams 7 years ago and miss them both terribly

]]> By: ~Linda~ http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/mothers-day-musings/174/comment-page-1/#comment-12960 ~Linda~ Mon, 11 May 2009 23:30:00 +0000 http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/?p=174#comment-12960 Ohhh Leslie you made me cry! I too have lost both my Gram *and best friend*, my Mom. and my 3 aunties ann with in one and a half years. You have so put into work the way I felt yesterday. I found my gram's yellow curtians and hung them up in my craftN room. For some reason it just made me feel better. I took my Moms fav flowers to the cemerery and just said that I missed her and my Daddy. Geeeeeze I am still bawling..... Thanks for putting it into words. I am coping this and sending to my Sister and the Cousins. Hugs and much Love Ohhh Leslie you made me cry! I too have lost both my Gram *and best friend*, my Mom. and my 3 aunties ann with in one and a half years. You have so put into work the way I felt yesterday. I found my gram’s yellow curtians and hung them up in my craftN room. For some reason it just made me feel better. I took my Moms fav flowers to the cemerery and just said that I missed her and my Daddy. Geeeeeze I am still bawling….. Thanks for putting it into words. I am coping this and sending to my Sister and the Cousins.
Hugs and much Love

]]> By: pam http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/mothers-day-musings/174/comment-page-1/#comment-12958 pam Mon, 11 May 2009 20:05:12 +0000 http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/?p=174#comment-12958 Preach, Sister Preach..See I was trying not to go there and now you got me snottin and crying all over my desk at work-shoot! I said I wasn't gwan cry this year and you don gwan and made me do it anyhow. LOL I luvs the way you put a feeling as deep and strong and true as a mothers love into words. I put that show on for my family but, guess I still needed to let my own hurt and love come to the surface. Oh Lawd have mercy, I miss my momma. I got to stop cause can't see to type. Thank You Leslie for all that you do! muah : - ) Preach, Sister Preach..See I was trying not to go there and now you got me snottin and crying all over my desk at work-shoot! I said I wasn’t gwan cry this year and you don gwan and made me do it anyhow. LOL I luvs the way you put a feeling as deep and strong and true as a mothers love into words. I put that show on for my family but, guess I still needed to let my own hurt and love come to the surface. Oh Lawd have mercy, I miss my momma. I got to stop cause can’t see to type. Thank You Leslie for all that you do! muah : – )

]]> By: Melody http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/mothers-day-musings/174/comment-page-1/#comment-12957 Melody Mon, 11 May 2009 19:10:47 +0000 http://leslieesdailebanks.com/blog/?p=174#comment-12957 And THAT is why I love you Leslie! Thank you for that entry! Ashe! And THAT is why I love you Leslie! Thank you for that entry! Ashe!

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