Dear Friends,
Happy Mother’s Day! This is not a sufficient way to honor mothers. It is not enough to applaud them with flowers and meals once a year. Mothers are chronically undersupported and underappreciated. Our society treats mothers with such entitlement and neglect of the basic needs that would make their lives easier. I am in awe of the mothers who endure this and I am outraged on their behalf.
That said, my mother is my angel. So I will take this inadequate day of acknowledgement to publicly express my appreciation.
She is my heart’s safe space. She has been my main person my whole life. She is my most precious person. I am so full of love and gratitude for her.
The chance to finally tell her all this when Tara and I got fluent five years ago was one of my greatest joys. She never wavered in her search for a better life for me. Even as my sisters grew weary of the hope turning over and over to heartache with each failed therapy to help me, my mom kept seeking. That determination is the most profound expression of love I have ever experienced.
Now we are growing together. It is a beautiful chapter in our shared lives. We learn new things together daily. We have so much joy in our routines and intellectual explorations.
Mama, you are my most. Thank you for loving me.
For you all, I wish you such love in your life.
Your Friend,
Danny
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note: Danny wrote this song in 2021, with his songwriting mentor Brian Laidlaw. It was included in the album Silently Loud, along with other songs by speller songwriters. It’s on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/album/1oQXUjZJWFreeEbH9rzkdr?si=0tw6NkK3SByj0-9Xk0jyog) and also for sale at Unrestricted Interest (https://www.unrestrictedinterest.com/reading/p/silently-loud-compilation-album)
Danny With Words 