Your mum is one of the best people in your life.
Friends and lovers will flit in and out of your life at your leisure but your mum will be there, no matter where you go. In fact, it was that very promise she made (while bravely, and professionally, hiding her tears), which gave you the confidence to move away from home and chase your dream and broaden your horizons.
But while she is always at the end of a telephone or, if you’ve taught her right, she’s even using Facebook now (boy, does she love those emojis?), you can’t help but miss her when you’re far away.
Returning home for visits just further highlights the familiar things you still long for that… Read the full story