Mother’s Day 2009: The Elegant Mom
When you were young, you loved watching her get ready for parties — putting on her makeup, putting on her jewelry, putting on her glamorous dresses.
She was always impeccably dressed. Impeccably made up. And impeccably accessorized.
She let you try on her jewelry and sometimes even let you put on some of her lipstick. You wanted to grow up to look as put-together as she always was.
But her love of fashion never could compare with her love for you. She loved dressing up for parties, but she loved listening you more. She always had obligations, but none of them was as important to her as her obligation to listen to your hopes, dreams, disappointments, and secrets.
She’s the Elegant Mom, and she’s everything you ever wanted to be.
Cathy Waterman Platinum and Diamond Listen Ring, $5,770 at barneys.com.
This Mother’s Day, show her that you appreciated all the times that she provided you an elegant shoulder to cry on. She didn’t just look like a model — she also modeled for you how to be a good listener.
What a beautiful way to tell your mother: “I hear ya!”
Listening,
Olivia
