Who out there has a 2nd Mom????

Funny question huh? Cmon, you know what I mean. Your #2 Mom kinda kicks you in the butt as you go along. She's the one that tells you "hey, listen to your mother....or I'll whip your butt myself." It could be a grandmother.....grandmother's are really good candidates for the Vice President Mom. Heck, it could be a good friend....maybe even someone the own sex. You can tell a second mom by the way they are never wrong, never! My Nana had my back, but I always ended up agreeing in the end. I think my Nana had...excuse me, still has Jedi like powers, but she was not the one. She just ended up being the "Nana" The Godmother of Hiwassee Avenue.

Well, my second mom let me know that on a previous blog I had left her out when talking about loved ones. It was a blog that's central idea was about how sometimes your own family wasn't right in the head, and why did other family members have to deal with it?

Well, in that blog, in an effort to make a point about the people close to me...I didn't quite call the entire roll. This was the third time someone had mentioned this to me, so there is a call for action here at thomaschavis.blogspot.

So, I want to acknowledge some folks that have been near and dear to me for a long time that are definetely in my inner circle.....but first, an enlightening story about this.

Right after I wrote the blog in question, I got a call from a close family member. After a brief conversation, my blog came up. At first, I was shocked to hear from this person about my blog at all. I would have bet this family member to not even know what a blog was...or how to it get to mine, but he had help. I was, for a brief moment...proud.

Well, the truth of the matter was that this person just wanted to let me know how upset they were that their NAME had not graced my little article. This person actually read what I had written back to me, as if I would not remember what I had penned myself. The sad fact that I had not been included them in that brief paragraph was because they did not meet the requirements that I set out. This person did not love me unconditionally.....and I didn't love them either. It was a sad moment that was many years coming, but I feel better now. I wish that person well and hope they lose what binds them.

Wow, that was heavy. I try to leave names out of these little notes, but that is my problem sometimes.

Now, Bobbi Jean is my very own second mother and a cast iron bond lives between us. She knew my mother and knows how to tap that energy within myself. My Mother-in-Law, Miss Jan is the very salt of the earth. She has taken to my daughter as she would her own, and I am thankful. Kevin Kerr kept me from burning the sky with my own rage. He literally pushed me through school, and he fed me..took me in. Greg Wanderman will always be my best friend. An unwavering star that I have always been able to count on. Roxanne....what can I say? And, the one man that can make me laugh til I'm happy, Mr. Messier.

So, I have listed everyone now. Congratulations on being "outed." I don't want to hear any more complaints.

Truth is, it's nice to have to expand a list like this. Makes you feel a litte warm...maybe fuzzy. Nah, fuzzy is for chicks.

Thanks for reading.