2023 Mother’s Day Tribute: Janet Gaffin
Katie Gaffin shares about her relationship with her mother, Janet Gaffin, in honor of Mother's' Day.
Whether it was siblings, friends, sports teams or Girl Scouts, I’ve always had to share my mom. She treats everyone with respect and kindness, and it’s why people love her. She can’t go anywhere without someone excitedly running up to say hello.
I didn’t always like this when I was younger. Truthfully, sometimes I wished she wasn’t nice so everyone would go away. Seriously, at two years old I would tell anyone who came to see her to “go away”.
It took a while to understand and appreciate why I had to share her. It’s because she is the most kind, generous, and giving person that I and a lot of people know. In addition to being “mom” she is an incredibly creative leader, a master negotiator, and the person everyone, and I mean everyone, comes to for help. Knowing her makes you want to be like her. She wouldn’t be the amazing person she is today if my childhood wish had come true.
Sometimes I still wish everyone would go away, but I’m proud to have a mom so many people love. She deserves a day to be taken care of the way she takes care of everyone else.
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