You Didn't Get to See the Best of Me

Before I met you I was

younger
slimmer
richer
energetic
patient
and
kind.

Today I felt
old
fat
poor
sluggish
impatient
and
mean!

I think you would have liked me more before but I gave my
youth to time
my waist to food
my money to rubbish
my energy to work
my patience to work
and
my kindness to all who asked for it or breathed near me.

Now, quite frankly, I am spent!

YOU are THE best thing in my life and yet...

You haven't found ME at MY best and THAT, my son, makes me VERY sad.

I have shown more patience to old bosses than I sometimes do to you.

You deserve my love and patience.

They didn't always.

I wish I'd met you 10 years ago, but we are where we are.  I am an older mum!

My friend has got her waist AND her energy back by simply losing weight.

Maybe, just maybe I need to do the same.

Certainly something needs to change.

The waist is too big and the bank balance is too small.

Something's gotta give

I love you son!