Oh Mother, My Mother.....wow that was cheesy. Let me try again. Mothers, she without whom we would not be here, and she without whom we would not be Fathers, you Freakin' Rule! Mother's Day, what's with that. Another Greeting Card Conspiracy. I mean really, one day a year that we show our appreciation for these wonderful women. These incredible, fantastic, invigorating, validating, courageous, groundbreaking women. They are all of these things aren't they? My mother gave birth to, and helped raise me if that's not courageous I don't know what is, Thank You. My Wife, groundbreaking, check, incredible, check, validating, check, I mean come on, she married me didn't she!? She deemed me worthy of Fatherhood, made a man out of me, rendered me a Big Bad Daddy. Thank You.

My Sugar Momma, honestly, I am a better man because of you. Plus, without you I wouldn't have an excuse to own provocactive onesies with implied profanity. This shirt is actually a little bittersweet. For those of you in my loyal readership of one (Thanks Joe! You rock!), you may remember from the Potty Fu episode the fact that ThingTwo is a child of great resolve and when she decides something, it is final. Well before she was a year old, on Christmas Eve no less, she decided that she was done breast feeding and that was that. The Sugar Momma tried for a month to whet her appetite as it were to no avail. The absolutely terrifying part of this story is that she was not yet taking solid foods with any regularity and lost an alarming amount of weight. She is a tiny kid and losing any weight was a cause for concern and not eating anyhthing for a few days, well let's just say the holidays were not dull.

It's funny, Sugar Momma bought this shirt, and loved taking ThingTwo out in it. She still likes the shirt, but she feels like a bit of a poser because ThingTwo is no longer a "Mutha Sucka". That, and Momma had no choice in that decision, which hurts. I'm always floored to watch the Mother of my children and how her every thought, word, and action is a testament to her unflinching commitment to our ShortThings.

You Rock.

Mom, without you I could not be who I am, I mean that, literally. You decided I was worth the effort, and I appreciate that. Recently I have come to realize and appreciate how much of me I owe to you. I love your Maverick Spirit, your courage in breaking new ground, your appetite for knowledge, and the simple belief that if something is worth doing, it's worth doing well. My life has been full, and rich, and we view the world through similar eyes. I love that you get me, and always have.

You Rock too.

My Sister, you should get a medal for bravery in motherhood. I have said before that adversity breeds greatness so I suppose that makes you Freakin' Awesome!! The crap that life has thrown at you the last few years would turn an elite combat unit into slobbering mess, and yet you still hold your head high and go for yours. Keep the faith Sista!

You Rock too too.

For Those About The Spawn, We Salute You.

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