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"It was Sunday morning, and, truth be told, I didn&amp;#039;t want to go over to Mom&amp;#039;s. In fact, I was having bed envy. All these months, while Mom&amp;#039;s been lying in hers, made me want to cozy up in mine even more. So, it&amp;#039;s 9:30 and we have our morning call. We have both just discovered speaker phone and are delighting at its no-hands freedom. So, I ask Mom, Did I say I was coming over this morning? I think you did, Mom says.  Oh, because I was just thinking I might take a bed holiday, I say. Oh, says Mom. I hear something in the &amp;quot;oh.&amp;quot; It is a meaningful &amp;quot;oh.&amp;quot; Well, I suppose that&amp;#039;s alright, Mom tells me. You go ahead. Well, did you really, really want to see me that much? I ask. We see each other a million times a week. If not a million, quite enough, with bridging phone calls in between. It&amp;#039;s just that I&amp;#039;ve put my make up on, she tells me, kind of laughing, not in a guilt \u2013 inducing way. I think about how she prepares for me, when she doesn&amp;#039;t even have to. I see she puts forth her best effort for me, her flannel shirt, jeans, Uggs \u2013 wearing, unadorned daughter. My mother is not a vain woman. Sunday make up for a Sunday guest is a sign of preparation, welcome and respect. You can bet I jumped out of my bed that morning and drove my bare face to Mom&amp;#039;s house. When Mom looks at me she casts a glow, and all I have to do is sparkle in it.  D.G. Fulford is the author of Designated Daughter: The Bonus Years with Mom, written with her mother Phyllis Greene. She is also the co-founder of TheRememberingSite.org. You can find her at DGFulford.com.  Photo credit: Marcia Smilack "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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