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Gillian & Li'l Bean's avatar

This bit is just wonderful…”Listen to the word, feel it melt in your ear.

It begins with closed lips — all breath, all nose — then opens with a vowel and closes with a soft hum: mmmm.

It rhymes with bum, thumb, tum — parts of the body. It is a bodied word, after all — a mother nourishes life with her body, as she was once nourished by another’s.” Thanks also for sharing the link of mine. Xo

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Rafael Concepcion's avatar

That was a whole lot of wisdom, experience and just plain great storytelling packed into your Mother’s Day reminiscing. My wife’s family operated a corner store while she was growing up. In the US the term for them is “mom-and-pops.” There was a great mom-and-pop hobby shop near the bowling alley where I bought most of my seventy-odd model ships. All these shops are gone now, in the name of “progress.” I hope your mom is well, and offer prayers for the shop owner’s wife. Can’t wait to try that breadstick recipe!

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