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Today's Google Doodle: Happy Mother's Day! (Original Post) femmocrat May 2017 OP
Nice! Happy Mother's Day! 2naSalit May 2017 #1
Same to you, 2naSalit! femmocrat May 2017 #2
Yeah... 2naSalit May 2017 #3
I totally understand the cactus metaphor. hunter May 2017 #4
I must admit, I never heard of Berserkers! LOL femmocrat May 2017 #5

2naSalit

(86,072 posts)
3. Yeah...
Sun May 14, 2017, 10:14 AM
May 2017

I thought the cactus thing was a little odd. I didn't read the back story but maybe it was a kid who came up with idea.

hunter

(38,264 posts)
4. I totally understand the cactus metaphor.
Sun May 14, 2017, 02:31 PM
May 2017

If you knew my mom, you would too.

My mom's prickly side is a natural wonder. She can make grown men run away with tears in their eyes and bloodied fingers screaming "shit, shit, shit!!!"

A porcupine would be a similar metaphor. Barbed needles in the eyeball.

We're not even talking about my mom's Wild West Berserker heritage.

And yep, I can be a cactus too. And I carry those Berserker genes.

My mom and my dad are artists and together they are a formidable couple. My dad's the gentle one, the moderating influence.

Between them I always felt safe at home, even when the outside world was beating the crap out of me.

I quit high school and got kicked out of college twice before I graduated and my parents both gave me the confidence to find my own way.

Cactus works.



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