Carissa Galow's Blog – May 2012 Archive (2)

You wear your youth proudly

A golden crown nestled upon your brow

Sparkling sapphires, glittering emeralds, stunning rubies

Representing energy, determination, & hope

Dreaming of tomorrow without truly realizing what's ahead

Unless you plan on dying…

Mom, that is a simple term and yet, not so simple. What is a mom? Some think that you're a mom just by giving birth to a child, but I feel it's more complex than that. But, we're not here to talk about that. We're here to talk about my mom, so let's do that, shall we?

Let's start with a little history. My mom, Danette Marie was born on May 23rd, 1958 in Milwaukee, WI. She is the middle child, sort of. My grandma had a child when she was 16 and gave her up for adoption. We…