Change

Change I used to be the mother who entertained. I used to be the mother who made spring rolls and stuffed clams and fancy entrees for parties Once I worked all day, cared for my children and baked fancies to sell for a little extra money I made South African frikkadels and tangerine dessert for my daughter’s International Day at school and, another time, a Colonial dress with a bustle, needed tomorrow! Attended my sons’ band concerts and football games. Nights found me at League of Women Voters or other meetings. Now I rarely go out at night. Sometimes I bake a coffee cake for church coffee hour, plain, nothing fancy. I sit while I mix and stir and use a walker to get around. Today my children tell me to stay put while they get my coffee or find my book. Now I am the child and they the busy parents who care for and worry about me.