A Comprehensive Look into Mother’s Day for the Mom of a Die-Hard Flyers Fan
This year, Mother’s Day landed on May 10th and I hope all the mommies out there had a very happy and healthy Mother’s Day, and I hope you were spoiled rotten.
Sons and daughters: if you’re lucky enough to have your mom living with you, then you are one of the luckiest people there is. However, if you’re like me and your mom lives far away, then this Mother’s Day has been particularly hard on you, particularly due to the COVID-19 and social distancing.
So, this year I thought I’d give you all a little insight as to how the day went, from a socially responsible distance of course, for this DIE-HARD Flyers fan’s 67-year-old mom, who has just a basic knowledge of sports.
9:16 AM: I called my mom
Me: “Good morning mom, happy Mother’s Day! Did you get my Mother’s Day card in the mail yet”?
My Mom: “Hi honey, I did thank-you. So, Hart is your Flyers’ goalie, God knows you talk about him all the time, but what exactly is a ‘Laughton’”?
Me: “C’mon mom!! Scott Laughton? The Flyers 2012 first round pick? One of the most versatile and best bottom 6 forwards in all of pro hockey! Scott Laughton? Hello”?
My Mom: “Oh, I see”
Me: “Did you just roll your eyes at me? I think I heard you over the phone while you were doing it”!
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10:33 AM: My kids called my mom
Kids: “Hi Nonna. We really miss going for our traditional Mother’s Day brunch with you. Daddy helped us make breakfast for mommy this morning. Look at your cell phone, we just sent you a picture of what it looks like. When all this is over, we’ll make you the same one, ok? Do you like it”?
My Mom: “Awwww that’s really nice! I can’t wait for you guys to make that for me too”.
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11:47 AM
Delivery man delivers these flowers to my mom. He rings the doorbell and leaves them at her doorstep. She’s brought to tears. She wipes them down and calls us to thank us and to tell us that she’s starting to see an all too familiar theme.
1:12 PM
My son calls his grandma:
My son: “Hi Nonna. I’m feeling kind of guilty about something and I need to tell you about it. See, for Mother’s Day, I bought your this really cool POP! figurine of Gritty. I’m sending you the picture of him now. But when it got here, I loved it so much I wanted to keep it for myself and I opened it. But now if I order another one for you it will only get here in a few days and Mother’s Day will be over. So, can I keep him, and we just pretend like I gave him to you? I’d be willing to throw in my little sister for your troubles”.
3:46 PM
My wife calls my mom:
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My wife: “Hi mom. I was rearranging some old photos and came across this beauty. I think your son brainwashed our son and I’m so glad he did! Just look at how adorable your grandson was! He was so little”!
5:19 PM
I made another call to my mom:
Me: “Hey mom. I know cousin Angie still isn’t due for a couple of months, but next time you talk to her, can you please suggest that she names her baby “T.K.”? It’s good for both a boy or a girl. Isn’t it fabulous? I seem to have gotten under her skin and she won’t listen to me but coming from you we might have a chance of having our own little T.K. in the family”.
Mom: “T.K. hmmm… that actually does have a nice ring to it. What does it stand for”?
Me: “SERIOUSLY MOM!!! T.K. as in Travis Konecny!! You know, picked 24th over all by the Flyers in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft? The Flyers leading scorer and one of the very best young players in the entire NHL”?
Mom: ” Sighhh”.
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7:08 PM
My kids text their grandma this picture along with the words: “Hi Nonna, for your birthday in November, mom and dad agreed that we can get you this cake! I hope there’s enough space for all the candles”!
And finally – 10:23 PM
I send this to my mom: “Goodnight mom. We’re going to bed now. Hope you had a great Mother’s Day. We’re really tired. Pretty sure I’m going sleep like Brian Dumoulin did after Wayne Simmonds knocked him out during the Stadium Series. Love you”.
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