It feels like
the right time to write a bit of a reflective post. So, here goes...
Who is Momley?
Momley's parents married for love against their own
respective parents' wishes. Momley is their first born. Her given name roughly
translates to "sweet" and Momley tries to live up to the name her
parents gave her.
Momley has a younger brother who arrived about 20
months after she did. However, he has grown up to be as protective as an older
brother and as indulging as a grandparent.
Momley fell in love when she was 15/16 with a boy who
wanted to be a Captain in Navy. She fancied herself Maria and this boy was her
Captain Von Trapp. Then, at 18, Momley's family moved to Canada. Momley stayed
in touch with the boy; wrote several letters and visited him twice. On the
second visit, this boy said "So Long! Farewell!" His contention was
that Momley has become fat. Sigh! Momley was heartbroken at 21/22 and cried
herself to sleep for about 3 months.
One day, she woke up and decided to do something
totally different. That's when she met Craigley, KPF and Smoggy...not in that
alphabetical order and not all at once.
Smoggy is Momley's best friend. He likes to call her
Pookie. Some people wonder why Momley didn't marry Smoggy, but that's a story
for another time! Momley turns to Smoggy when she is confused and emotional.
There was this time a few years ago when the boy who dumped Momley came back
into her Life. Smoggy told Momley to thank this boy-turned-man for letting her
go; if he hadn't, then Pookie would never have met Smoggy! Bloody brilliant,
eh? So, Momley is friends with the bloke who made her cry for 3 months and once
in a while, she offers a virtual shoulder for him to cry on! Smoggy makes Momley a better person than she is sometimes.
Then, there is KPF! Momley has said quite a bit about
KPF. What else can be said? Here is a friendly warning from Smoggy to Momley
that captures the importance of KPF - "Make sure you come back with both
your lungs after you see him!" It is true that Momley would give a lung to
KPF happily. Why a lung? Oh well, that's another story for another time.
Lastly, there is Craigley! Craigley pursued Momley
till she agreed to marry him. Momley had plans to adopt orphans and be the next
Mother Teresa; instead she married Craigley and has added two more human beings
to our planet.
Momley chose to be a stay-at-home mom to combat, with
her nurturing, all sorts of genetic predisposition her children may have
inherited. There are a few family members who set off alarms even upon the very
first meeting. It is frightening to acknowledge that Momley's children share
genetic material with them. It is even more scary to imagine her children morphing
into these family members! So, she'd rather be with her children against all well-meaning
family, friendly and financial advice.
Momley doesn't care about what people think about her
most of the times. She is usually a positive person. And she truly believes her
children are destined to do great things in Life!
More about
Momley in the 200th post...when she gets there!
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