Wednesdays with momma have become our girls night out. Every Wednesday we go out to eat. No we don’t go to somewhere fancy or get dressed up. It is Senior night at Burger King…yep! That’s our big night out.
We also get the same thing. Senior whopper meal, small fry and small drink. Our whoppers are always Mayo, lettuce and tomato. Mom likes the routine and doesn’t seem to get tired of the same thing every Wednesday. She happily sits down and shares her day over the whopper meal.
I know there will come a time when the girls night out will come to an end. For now it is important that we share our day over that whopper, small fry and small drink. Listening with true interest and intentions. That routine Senior meal has been waited for all day.
Realizing that moment, when your parent has gotten to the elder stage of life can be overwhelming. It can bring sadness if you let it. It can also bring back memories of when you were a kid and you got to go get that happy meal. You looked forward to that all day. Momma does too!
Wednesdays with momma are all the more special because she has Parkinson’s. Finding her words can be challenging but if you make it a game it is not so frustrating.
If I have to eat one more Senior Whopper meal. Well so be it. It’s Wednesday with momma!
What does your momma enjoy ?
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