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A Roundabout Way of Thanking Mom on Mother's Day

I have often called myself the least ambitious woman in the world, mostly because I have not been drawn with any real passion to enter the workforce and pursue a career. I know women who have brilliant, high-powered and high paid careers who discuss with ease ideas and procedures unfamiliar to me. I know women who work to provide the basic necessities of their lives and who often don’t care much for the work they do; in it for the essential paycheck. I watch these women juggle work and home and family, and am in awe of what they accomplish. I have worked in a variety of jobs, some more enriching than others and none involving skills worthy of an impressive salary. Most of my life I have relied on my parents and my husband for the substance of my support.  I’m okay with this even if it’s made me the least ambitious woman in the world – well, sort of. Maybe this story will explain. I was invited to a bridal shower in the summer of 2000. I hate bridal showers because of the silly ga...