A tryptich (pronounced trip tick) is a three panel painting where the central panel is the most important one. I went to the NOMA today to see the Femme exhibit there which is a roundup of French paintings depicting womanhood. The tryptich was the first painting and it said it depicted the life of a woman – the important stages – the first was of a mother with her daughter – the beginning. The middle one was of a woman being whispered to by a man\/nymph about love – the last was the woman sitting in the park with her dog (a symbol of faithfulness) reflecting on her life. <\/p>\n
Interesting that it did not choose to show the woman becoming a mother – particularly on mother’s day – and that the central painting was about love – while that occupied most of my life – but it was the depiction of the woman in the park with her dog that tugged at me. Wisdom only comes with years – a pity. <\/p>\n
Today mom and I went to La Vita to have mother’s day lunch – late – and we sat with Moosey, Fatma, Suleyman, Yasar, Yasemin, and Deedum. Then Marty, Mark and Renee showed up and sat at the next table. Lunch went well – we laughed and talked – but when we were getting in the car mom got very sick and she turned almost green – I’m not sure how much longer she can go on with the stress of her job, the endless stream of cigarettes she smokes, the drinking – 71 is young, but for my mother she is old beyond her years. <\/p>\n
A friend writes that she hopes next year I am celebrating mother’s day next year – so far I have not heard from my baby’s mama – and chosen not to pursue her – it would be difficult for me to give up my baby so I want her to make this decision and not feel any undue pressure. <\/p>\n
Life is a constant giving and taking – is it not? <\/p>\n
Happy Mother’s Day to the all the mothers in the world!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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