Mom On the Auction Block
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A mother’s love
Nurtured a lifetime
She’s old now
Old and in the way
Too needy for your taste
You’re already a parent
Now parenting her
This white haired problem child
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My sister, My sibling, What have you done? Betrayed me, Dismayed me, Who have you become? Our father Our mother Grow older, regress My heart aches I care take Yet feel no duress ...
So many dreams
Now the man of your dreams
Beckons bliss
Panoramas unfold
Love waits in the wings
But she’s here in your hair
Run her life…?
…Or run away?
Care-taking at your age
Not in your game plan
Demeaning
Doesn’t she know who you are?
Ozzy knows an evil woman when he sees one
You don’t do, you delegate
High-powered executive
Not nursemaid
So who’s the minion now?
Boss of nothing
You cling to illusion
Your way or….
And when she refuses?
You dig in your heels
Dig into her pocket
Why not? You’re entitled
She owes you this much, at least
As control eludes
You grasp more tightly
Clutching the purse strings
Eminent domain, family style
Your own ego
Becomes your undoing
You devalue and dismiss
But she’s one tough mother,
f_ _ _ er!!!
The best defense
A massive offensive
You never saw it coming,
But you had it coming to you
You lost your throne
Lost her Trust
Slunk away from your duties
To cash your hush check
Now you know
How Judas felt
30 silver pieces richer
You kissed her off for less
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Comments
Wow. I am guessing she got hers???
Don't mess with mom. Wonderful as always!
This is a nice poem, I agree completely with everyone else's comments.
Lorlie6, Thank you. Gotta diffuse my energy somehow -- writing poems really works.
Advisor4qb -- Oh yeah. Annhilated. But it was a mediation, so she didn't go away empty-handed. She got paid (a small amount) to just go away.
TM -- Thanks. It's not the complete vindication we would want, but the bleeding has now stopped. Yippee!
Wesleycox. Thank you, but it is not intended to be "nice" -- it's actually pretty scathing. But I'm glad you liked it! MM
MM--Wow, what a powerful poem...I've followed your stories about what was going on, and I'm so glad you have finally come to some kind of resolution.
It's so sad, though, that it came to something like that, between family members, isn't it?
MM...the saga continues?
Hi TamCor -- You are looking particularly vintage lovely these days! We, too, are glad to have a resolution. We scored the major victory by removing her from the trust. She did manage to steal quite a bit of money but it's all "water under the bridge." Apparently this kind of thing is quite common. But when it happens in YOUR OWN FAMILY (as you point out) it's a shock.
FP -- This should be the end of my trilogy. The new trust is irrevocable. If she tries to go near it in any way -- instant disinheritance.
Guess I'll have to find a new subject to kvetch about!
MM--thank you for the compliment, lol--That's a pic of my great-grandmother that I recently found. I just couldn't resist using it as my avatar for a little while!:)
Hopefully now, you and your husband can move on and put all of this behind you--I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that...:(
MM, I've been waiting for this hub! WOW! Is all I can say, no, I can say more. I sure felt that, what a blow to her. Keep 'em coming. Don't stay away so long next time.
Very nice one, a bit harsh tonality but fun :)
MightyMom, I never stop to be amazed to what length people will go to to get money. But pounding on the aged who are getting fragile in mind and soul is the lowest of low.
Your words are powerful and I hope that by writing like this, from your heart, you were able to rid yourself of some of the poisons that helpless anger can build up in you.
strength to you and your loved ones
Zsuzsy
Honestly, beautiful and moving-thanks for this Hub, thanks
Your fan
Kimberly
Ungrateful sons of...Mothers! Awesome, MM. I loved it. In Asian culture, we'd never even consider putting our moms in a retirement home...I just hope I don't have to like change her diaper (WTF)
love the say that you see inside the issue!
Dear, dear Hub Friends, I can't begin to tell you how much your support here means. I feel like you've been here with me just waiting to see how this would turn out. And are celebrating with me. Yes, writing these caustic words was hugely cathartic for me. Hubby and I are still in shock and still sometimes have to replay details over and over (PTSD deff applies). But as the days go on, we are moving away from being under constant fire and moving toward life normalizing.
Dohn -- I have to smile. You haven't lived until you've wiped your parent's butts. By the time that occurred with my Mom, Dad and father-in-law the roles had been so reversed that it felt natural instead of like an invasion of their privacy. Personally, I hope I go before getting to that stage:-).
Now, back to our regularly scheduled hubbing!
Whew! That was some catharsis. And very well done. I'm so glad, for your sake, that it's over.
Alekhouse, Yes, it was deff a major blood-letting.
Do I feel mean for writing it? Not on your life! I may write the whole, amazingly sordid "story." Just don't want to open myself up to a slander suit:-). Thanks for checking in and for the support. MM
P.S. Where it says, "Don't mess with Momma" that's both my mother-in-law and THIS Momma, the MIGHTY one! MM
You've got the upper hand. Love it. Your really talented with writing like this. :)
Lady_E. LOL. Pyrrhic victory. But a victory nonetheless.
I'm chuckling at your comment. Maybe I will work on becoming the family dysfunction poetess. As Edgar Allen Poe wrote about the macabre, MM will write about the dark side of family relations. Whaddya think:-)?
Shame on you even THINKING about not taking care of your mom! (Just because MY folks are thousands of miles away and I have not spoken to them for MONTHS means nothing.)
wsp2469, years ago I kept 3,000 miles between me and my parents and was real proud of that. circumstances moved me to ca for a reason. in their final years i got to be part of their lives and redeem myself (more or less) for bad behavior. i wish i had gotten the knowledge i now have to have made more of a difference for my mom. but know in my heart i was a good daughter to my dad and a good daughter-in-law to my father-in-law.
we're down to only one, now. my mother-in-law is a DAILY part of our lives. we just vanquished the enemy and sent her ungrateful daughter packing.
i know you are being facetious and that's cool. i'm in kinda a serious mood here about elderly parents. so i encourage you to please, please get in contact with your parents. it's never too late to do the right thing.
peace out, mm
I try to call them on every major holiday. I also encourage their grandkids to call and write them. I honestly would still be living with them or at least close to them if I wasn't stupid enough to fall in love witha native Californian who talked me into moving out there(here) with her since HER mom was living solo.
Yes. I was only kidding. It's hard to give a lot of crap to a woman I NOW picture dressing up as Supergirl . . . mmmmmmm . . . uh. . .okay, gonna go now. . . must be the comic book geek deep inside me. . .
I am so glad that this has been resolved, this once again is a very powerfully written hub, I am just so sorry that you and your hubby have had to go through all this unpleasantness. I hope things can start getting back to normal now and that your time can be spent on more pleasant things. God bless Maggs
Maggs -- You are always so very kind. I am glad this is behind us, too. So ugly and unnecessary. God bless you back!
wsp -- That is a problem. Whose parents take precedence over whose? I can see where your SO's mom was solo it would be perceived that she would require her daughter's TLC more than your parents would require yours...
As to the Supergirl costume -- I rarely leave home without it!
I'm quite proud of my folks. They are in their 70s and really need little if anything from me. . . except contact of some sort.
You know . . . you really shouldn't tease me about wearing the Supergirl costume. It just isn't fair!
This is indeed cause for celebration. I have been following the story for months. So glad the offending sister is out of the picture. Think I'll give my mom a call.
Tease you? Moi? Would I do that? Teasing is NOT the Mighty Mom way. Mighty Mom is serious at all times:-). Seriously, it's nice getting to know you, wsp!
Jess -- Thank you. "So glad the offending sister is out of the picture." HOW SAD IS THAT? Poor Mom lost her daughter in the deal. I'm praying for her (the daughter) to get some kind of breakthrough and realize the error of her ways! Thanks for the support. And I am sure your mom will be delighted to hear from you. MM
Wow.... I am just catching up on the story!
I do feel sad for the mom... but hey... people need to learn being responsible.... and some people need to be forced to learn being responsible!!
Glad that offending sister has been put on the path of learning. Best wishes for you 'Mighty Mom'
Thank you, OT. I'm glad too! MM
Great poem, How long did you take to write this poem. Mother is mother, be it your or mine. thanks for sharing your views with me.
Hi Vizey. Glad you like my poem. You're right. Mother is mother. And mother deserves respect till the end.
How long did it take me?Well here's the thing. When I'm writing through pain and anger the words just seem to flow. The poem probably too a couple of hours altogether -- initial draft and then tweaking it.
our children don't realize just how many unseen, unappreciated, yet incredibly important things mommies do until they get a little older. this hub really plucked some heart strings.
Aw, don't I know it, Cosette. I wish I had several years of my own Mom's life back to be nicer to her!
At least I am here for my mother-in-law, as she pines for her daughter and hopes she will realize the error of her ways. It will be a cold day in hell....
Thanks for reading. MM
Powerful verse, MM. Thanks for sharing!
Hello dear Habee. Thanks for reading.With each verse I write about this I feel the sting of betrayal slowly lessening. She's the one who's gotta live with what she's done! MM
lorlie6 says:
4 months ago
Powerful, MM, so very powerful...Thank you.