Mom Loves Me More

Mom Loves Me More

Stephanie Beck

I think it's pretty normal to go through the sibling rivalry thing of 'Mom loves me more'. I grew up with two older brothers and a younger sister--and the best mom ever. My siblings and I would rib each other about  how mom loved one more than the other.

My silly siblings. If they'd known then what I've always known, they would have let go of that battle. You see--my mother loves ME the most. Just does. I'm very lovable. She's very awesome. It just works.

Now, in her awesomeness, she has plenty of love to give, so my siblings probably did feel the 'most' loved, when in fact, I was, and still am, the one she loves most. How do I know? She told me. So what if my sister said Mom told her the same thing? Obviously, Mom loves me most.

Picture of me, my beautiful mother, and my sister (who thinks she's the favorite, but she's not).



A mother's love is a truly amazing thing. In a world that is simply not fair and rarely kind, a mother's love--my mother's love--goes a long way in making things right. My mother inspires me to find the good, to find the practical, and to just keep moving until things are better. Those darkest days, well, there's no where to go but up. Those bright happy days, cherish them and hold them tight, and then find a way to share that happiness with someone else.

I'm very blessed with the women in my life, and my mother shines among them as the one I want to be like. She's not perfect--not by a long shot--but she loves me and my children like we are the only ones in the world. And, she does the same for my siblings' families. That, to me, is what a mother's job is--to make whoever is in front of her know they are the ones she loves most.

Let's keep the Mother's Day chat going--tell me what makes you know your mother loves you best in the comments (leave your email to be entered in the Beachwalk contest), and then stop by the Beachwalk Reader group, and my FB page for more 'Mom talk'.

Happy Mother's Day!

Stephanie Beck

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Getting Back on the Married-Go-Round

I love stories about second chances at happiness - life's important do-overs. I've got a story just begging to be told, thrumming in my head. He's an empty-nester in his late forties, his son just out of college. She's not far behind, with two battling teens and a calm, eleven-year-old mediator for a daughter. Oh, the possibilities!

You see, circumstances may change, our lives progress, but romance never dies. Men and women will always check each other out. Attractions happen and age is irrelevant. The spark is the easy part. It's all the adjustments, compromises, clashes, and sexual chemistry that keep things interesting and intense.

Considering the divorce rate, reentering dating later in life, not to mention remarriage and the blending of households and families, occurs hundreds of times a day. That's rich soil to till.

Even as a kid I enjoyed this sort of thing. I wasn't alone. Yours, Mine, and Ours, was a wonderful and popular movie. So was, With Six You Get Egg Roll.

Not every crisis will have global impact. In fact, a personal crisis can be downright funny in the right situation, like say ... a dance floor!  One person's anxiety over something potentially embarrassing can turn into a memorable belly laugh. How about simply seeing each other naked for the first time? How do they talk themselves down from that insecure ledge and take a chance? How many false starts will they have before they finally hit a home run? It's even better if they're raring to go but thwarted by kids, pets, phone calls, and emergencies. Better yet, present them with a rare opportunity to get intimate only to have them both realize at the same time that neither came prepared with a condom.

How badly do they want it, and each other? Let's make them work for it. These are the stories that have readers and writers pulling for the characters. Life is an adventure, but love is the destination. I can't wait to put people back on those glorious horses. It's a fun ride.

-Tara Mills

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