Kali J Desautels

This is my mommy. She is quite literally the most beautiful woman I ever seen in my life. She has the innate ability to know when I need her from anywhere on the planet, even when I haven’t indicated that I do. She just calls at exactly the right time. She is smart and funny and is the only other person will will shout-sings just the chorus of Sad Songs by Elton John with me in the car. She taught me that the best way to change my mood was to dance it out, long before Meredith and Cristina ever graced the TV screen to do the same. She taught me that all books are meant to be read, no matter what. (Especially if I was going to insist on reading so darn many.) She defended me from nightmares, and bullies, and my own body long before I knew how. She has the softest knee the lay my head on, and at 35 years old I still love to have her smooth my hair out and scratch my head like when I was little. She taught me that something that feels like the end of the world today won’t even matter in 8 years. (I don’t know why 8, but she’s always been right.) She taught me that love and family comes first. She taught me that there is a reason that a comfort zone is called a comfort zone – because it is comfortable. She taught me that I have to get my blood drawn, and I have to do the scary things, but it will be ok, because there will be ice cream afterwards. She taught me that Grease was the word long before I had any clue what I was singing about. She has always, always, ALWAYS done what she believed to be right, no matter what. She taught me that there is nothing wrong with being myself. She taught me that I would have highs and lows, and that was ok. …..

I am declaring this #LMMM – Love My Mommy Monday. Happy Monday, mom. I love you. ……

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