Go away? No, I don't think so.

Evanescence's song "My Immortal" just came up on my Pandora , and it got me thinking about mom--naturally. I wondered if I'd be able to sit through the song without totally breaking down, truth be told. So the song started, I listened, and it came to me that the song is wrong. Well, for me at least. The truth is, I don't want to forget. I don't want the memories to leave. Yah, it's still hard many days to make it through, but my God, if I forget her, then she's really gone. I think I prefer the idea from the old Yiddish song: I know that I owe what I am today to that mother of mine. That's a blessing and a fond memory, and God help me if I forget.