Mike, this is a phenomenal piece of writing—such a touching tribute to your mom, and but one significant experience!! What a lesson to me as a writer how you included descriptions and a dialogue that made this sound like it was yesterday…the music and cartoons, took me back. You perfectly picked that song—to make your final point—brilliant!!! Truly—bravo to your performance which I felt and can tell you still feel your performance from that night and her pride beaming!!!
—beautiful!!! I know your mom would be moved to tears listening to this!!
Bravo mom!!! Well done Mrs. Butler!!!💗👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽