Mother’s Day

First of all, I don’t mean to be a douche. I practically skipped Mother’s Day in the Philippines and did not get to greet family and friends over there until today, which is already a Monday over there. I had a 5-hour lunch with a grade school friend at Tannourine, a Mediterranean restaurant, and tried Lebanese red wine. I think the wine was too strong for me, though. My stomach got upset and I ended up throwing up the entire night. And every time I woke up to vomit, I felt so bad and guilty that I was missing Um, Captain Awesome and Little Princess who were waiting for me to go on Skype. Anyhoo, I will spare you of the gory details. I’m all better now, but I still cannot bring myself to eat anything other than fruits. Nonetheless, the food was superb and I totally recommend for everyone to try it out.

Before I go on, I wish every mother in the world, especially those who have been sending me greetings since yesterday a very Happy Mother’s Day. I hope that your day was filled with love and appreciation by the people that you nurture and provide care for.

I got a very nice surprise from my three favorite people today.

Lovely arrangement. It brought me to tears. I cried my heart out until the ducts can no longer produce the tears. My chest aches as I write. I have never felt so alone in my life before. This is, without a doubt, the saddest Mother’s Day I’ve ever experienced in the 8 years that I am a mom. The thing is, I knew I would be yearning to be with them, but I didn’t expect it would feel so painful.

I went on and on about how sad I am and I decided I won’t be a pooper to all the mothers in the world who actually had a great day. So, I deleted an entire paragraph and I think I’m going to end this post before I vent out again.

Happy Mother’s Day, Mommies!!!