Enjoy your parents

We all love our parents. But having lost both my mother and my grandmother just 20 days apart, I am suddenly aware of just how many reminders there are in our society of our parents, and how painful it can be when we no longer have them.

Whether it’s advertising about sending flowers on Mother’s Day, advertisements about Thanksgiving with your family, or Christmas ads, there are times I am ready to yell, “Knock it off. My mother is gone!”

So, if you still have one or both parents with you, don’t forget to spend time with them, to tell them that you love them, and to appreciate them.

- Eric