OLd Moms

 

                     Grandmas Are Old Moms.

Old moms talk on a plastic play phone with their grandchild for half an hour, listening to the little one describe the scary dream from the night prior, including spaceships and monsters.

Old moms always have band-aids to put on invisible wounds and kisses to make them better.

They will give their grandchildren a "little nibble" a half hour before a meal to "time them over" so they don't starve, and every meal at their house always includes dessert.

Old moms don't pay too much attention to "bedtime" and often read one more story, chat, or snuggle a little longer.

Old moms have lots of room for pictures in their purses, and as they show others these pictures, they ramble on about the cuteness, smartness, perfection, and " one-of-a-kindness" of the one pictured.

Old moms always have the time to listen to a joke, laugh, and slap their knees like it's the funniest joke they've ever heard. When a grandchild goes to the store and climbs up on a platform next to a mannequin, knocks the mannequin's arm off, and stares at it with amazement and wonder, the old mom is not at all embarrassed or tempted to discipline, but instead chuckles and grabs her phone to take a picture. 

Old moms sit for hours building architectural wonders and replicas of castles out of blocks and "eat" all culinary creations made for her out of Play-Dough. 

When asking a potty-training grandchild how things went in the bathroom and if any help was needed, old moms try to remain stoic. They listen to a description of the big one that occurred. 

Old moms get tired a lot, just like regular moms, but they always find the time to nap.

When the tears come, no matter how old the grandchild or how great the infraction, the old mom will always take time to listen, sympathize, and comfort. She will hug and encourage and share words of wisdom she has learned during all the years before she was an old mom. She will let the grandchild know that everything always will turn out just right. Mostly, she will pray that God will make good on her old mom's promise.

With any luck, all moms will someday get to experience all the joy of being an old mom, and then they will realize that all the trials and angst of being a mom were part of God's blessing for them and that all the tears and sleepless nights were so TOTALLY WORTH IT!

Written by an old mom, Margaret Campbell.