In case anyone was wondering what a retired widow does with her time. Plus, whoever wrote Lane's wedding scene on Gilmore Girls really nailed the Korean-ness of it.
When my father was in his mid 80s, he said he was making audio tapes about his life that he wanted only his wife, my sister, and me to listen to after he died. I urged him to let us listen to them while he was alive so he could answer any questions we might have, and he did so. The recordings are a wonderful gift to us, but my request was an equally precious gift because he was able to see our nonjudgmental reaction to some of his prior secrets, and our love for him was undiminished.
I can only imagine the enormity of your commitment to relearn Korean, but I urge you to do everything you can to read or otherwise somehow understand the content of your mother's book as quickly as you can. Your appreciation of it is likely to be among the greatest gifts you could give your mother, and I don't want you to miss the opportunity of giving her that gift.
Thank you for the story and for your lovely way of telling it. Did you ever find out what that cake was??
Congratulations to your mom! I strive to live a life where one day, when needed because of an accomplishment or death (let’s be real here), there will be enough people gathered in my name in support of me.
Jenna, I truly enjoyed reading this beautiful story. Your craft with words and story is such a gift to a reader. The woman who took the leftover cookies..😂…too much!!
Your description of the gathering sounds like it could be from what would be sure to be my favorite movie. Thank you for describing it in a way that I could see it so clearly! Congratulations to your mom and to you also for knowing what is right for you at this moment. I hope that when you do read it, it will bring you peace.
When my father was in his mid 80s, he said he was making audio tapes about his life that he wanted only his wife, my sister, and me to listen to after he died. I urged him to let us listen to them while he was alive so he could answer any questions we might have, and he did so. The recordings are a wonderful gift to us, but my request was an equally precious gift because he was able to see our nonjudgmental reaction to some of his prior secrets, and our love for him was undiminished.
I can only imagine the enormity of your commitment to relearn Korean, but I urge you to do everything you can to read or otherwise somehow understand the content of your mother's book as quickly as you can. Your appreciation of it is likely to be among the greatest gifts you could give your mother, and I don't want you to miss the opportunity of giving her that gift.
Thank you for the story and for your lovely way of telling it. Did you ever find out what that cake was??
I love that moms can still be mysterious
Congratulations to your mom! I strive to live a life where one day, when needed because of an accomplishment or death (let’s be real here), there will be enough people gathered in my name in support of me.
Jenna, I truly enjoyed reading this beautiful story. Your craft with words and story is such a gift to a reader. The woman who took the leftover cookies..😂…too much!!
It’s even funnier that we notice these things…I certainly do😂
Your description of the gathering sounds like it could be from what would be sure to be my favorite movie. Thank you for describing it in a way that I could see it so clearly! Congratulations to your mom and to you also for knowing what is right for you at this moment. I hope that when you do read it, it will bring you peace.
wow. this is incredible. just felt like I ran a marathon after I read this. and your mom! I'll read the book and translate for you!